Open AccessUnion Rates and Reported Range of Motion Are Acceptable After Open Forearm Fractures in Military Combatants
Author(s) -
Kyle E. Nappo,
Benjamin W. Hoyt,
George C. Balazs,
George P. Nanos,
Derek Ipsen,
Scott M. Tintle,
Elizabeth M. Polfer
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
clinical orthopaedics and related research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.178
H-Index - 204
eISSN - 1528-1132
pISSN - 0009-921X
DOI - 10.1097/corr.0000000000000645
Subject(s) - medicine , heterotopic ossification , forearm , nonunion , surgery , range of motion , amputation , synostosis , ulna , neurovascular bundle , soft tissue
High-energy open forearm fractures are unique injuries frequently complicated by neurovascular and soft tissue injuries. Few studies have evaluated the factors associated with nonunion and loss of motion after these injuries, particularly in the setting of blast injuries.