Determinants of Dehiscence and Wound Infections After Open Reduction and Internal Fixation of Femoral Shaft and Subtrochanteric fractures.
Elevated body mass index and prolonged operating time most consistently predicted the incidence of wound dehiscence and deep incisional, and organ space surgical site infections within 30 postoperative days of ORIF for femoral shaft and subtrochanteric fractures.
Authors
- Maryam Jalal Abdelrahman
- Thor S. Stead (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3602-6387)
- Latha Ganti
- Rishank Chillakuru
Institutions
- Cornell University (US)
- Brown University (US)
- Presbyterian Hospital (US)
- Orange County Public Schools (US)
- Weill Cornell Medicine (US)
- Case Western Reserve University (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Orthopedic Reviews
- Published
- 2026-02-18
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.52965/001c.156453
- Primary Topic
- Bone fractures and treatments
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00