Vinay Timothy, Kuruvilla (2016) An observational study comparing the functional outcome in patients with open fractures of the lower limbs, with and without infection during the course of treatment. Masters thesis, Christian Medical College, Vellore.
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Abstract
OBJECTIVES: To assess the functional outcome of patients with open fractures, those infected and those not infected. To profile patients undergoing treatment for open fractures under us. METHODS: 32 patients with open fractures were studied. These were patients treated between January 2011 and December 2013 ( 3 year span ). 32 patients were chosen out of which 12 were infected and 20 were not infected. Demographic data and profiling of these patients were tabulated. Functional outcomes were assessed using SF-36 and LEFS (Lower extremity function scores ) 6 An Independent t test/Mann Whitney u test was used to see the difference of functional scores between the infected and non-infected persons. RESULTS: Functional outcome was better in the non infected category ( p<0.001 ) for both the SF 36 and LEFS scores. Other parameters studied did not show any statistically significant difference between the groups. The study suggests that infection needs to be considered as an important factor in the functional outcome following open fractures. Hence prevention of the same could be considered important factor during treatment of open fractures.
| Item Type: | Thesis (Masters) |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | observational study ; functional outcome ; patients ; open fractures ; lower limbs ; with and without infection ; treatment |
| Subjects: | MEDICAL > Orthopaedics |
| Depositing User: | Subramani R |
| Date Deposited: | 21 Sep 2017 03:31 |
| Last Modified: | 21 Sep 2017 03:31 |
| URI: | http://repository-tnmgrmu.ac.in/id/eprint/3229 |
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