Ganga hospital open injury severity score as a predictor of early failure of limb salvage among gustilo type III A and B tibia fractures in Uganda: a prospective cohort study
The GHOISS reliably predicted outcomes in patients with Gustilo type IIIA and B tibia fractures, with a score of 13 demonstrating optimal sensitivity and specificity above which early failure of limb salvage is anticipated.
Authors
- Okedi Francis Xaviour
- Anthony Ayotunde Olasinde (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0125-9191)
- Ibe Michael Usman (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6624-1286)
- Umaru Kabuye
- Demoz Abraha
- Maxwel Dancan Okuku
- Stephen Angira Khadolwa
- Abubakar Mohamed Aweis
- Charles Quealee
Institutions
- Kampala International University (UG)
- Mountains of the Moon University (UG)
- Federal Medical Centre (NG)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Surgery
- Published
- 2025-02-21
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12893-025-02811-1
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Bone fractures and treatments
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.71