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Debridements and Fracture Treatment

Published on Wed Feb 06, 2019

Question: The orthopedic surgeon is treating a patient with an open transverse radial shaft fracture. Before performing the repair, the provider cleans the skin around the injury, then debrides the foreign material and necrotic tissue that has built up due to the injury. Using a scalpel, she then removes injured tissue in and around the site of the fracture. Then, [...]
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