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Table 3 Details of the results related to the timing of soft-tissue cover

From: Radical treatment of severe open fractures of extremities by orthoplastic surgery: a 10-year retrospective study

Timing of cover (h)

Number

Amputation

Union time (median, IQR, weeks)

Flap infection

Deep infection

Immediate (≤ 24)

22

0

33.5 (21.25 to 45.5)

0

4 (18%)

Early (24-60)

19

1

32 (27 to 39.25)

1 (5%)

1 (5%)