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  • Title: Antibiotics in open fractures of the distal phalanx?
    Author: Sloan JP, Dove AF, Maheson M, Cope AN, Welsh KR.
    Journal: J Hand Surg Br; 1987 Feb; 12(1):123-4. PubMed ID: 3572165.
    Abstract:
    A prospective trial was undertaken on 85 adult patients with open fractures of the distal phalanges of less than 6 hours duration, treated by conventional surgery. They either received no antibiotic therapy, or cephradine in short or long courses. The infection rate was 30% in the group without antibiotics and less than 3% in the treated groups. Three different antibiotics regimes were compared, with no difference in the infection rate: therefore the simplest and surest method, a single pre-operative dose and a single post-operative dose, is recommended.
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