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1A: Clinical aspect of open IIIB tibia fracture with loss skin and intra medullary exposition 1B and 1C: X-ray view of tibia and fibula showing displaced complex tibia shaft fracture 42-C3
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... is a case presentation of a 42-year-old male motorcycle driver, had sustained a motorcycle accident leading to a midshaft open type IIIB comminuted tibia fibula fracture (42-C3). The patient presented to the surgical emergency room in the teaching hospital of Sylvanus Olympio of Lome, about 12 hours after the trauma (Fig. 1). Due to the characteristic of the fracture as well as its clinical appearance, initial treatment was performed almost after 24h post trauma. It included: initial wound dressing, iv amoxicillin acid clavulanic (1gx3 per day) relayed by PO and a "card board" posterior splint. Due to the lack of materials, the dressing was just changed ...
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... is a case presentation of a 42-year-old male motorcycle driver, had sustained a motorcycle accident leading to a midshaft open type IIIB comminuted tibia fibula fracture (42-C3). The patient presented to the surgical emergency room in the teaching hospital of Sylvanus Olympio of Lome, about 12 hours after the trauma (Fig. 1). Due to the characteristic of the fracture as well as its clinical appearance, initial treatment was performed almost after 24h post trauma. It included: initial wound dressing, iv amoxicillin acid clavulanic (1gx3 per day) relayed by PO and a "card board" posterior splint. Due to the lack of materials, the dressing was just changed ...
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