"IIIa:"
"IIIb:"
"IIIc:"
"Type I"
"Type II"
"definitive classification is intra-operative"
Expected headings
"Classification"
"Type I"
"Type II"
"Type III"
"Over the years, Gustilo and Anderson's original description has been modified many times 3. Currently, the most accepted classification considers four characteristics of the injury: wound size, level of contamination, soft tissue injury, and bone injury 1."
"Over the years, Gustilo and Anderson's original description has been modified many times 3. Currently, the most accepted classification considers four characteristics of the injury: wound size, level of contamination, soft tissue injury, and bone injury 1."
"type I and II: 1st-generation cephalosporin (e.g. cefazolin)"
"type III: 3rd-generation cephalosporin (e.g. ceftriaxone) associated with Gram-negative coverage (e.g. gentamicin, ciprofloxacin, levofloxacin)"
"association of anaerobe coverage is recommend for potential organic contamination (e.g. metronidazole)"