A 20 year-old is brought in by ambulance to the emergency department after being involved in a motorcycle accident
The patient has an open fracture of his tibia. The wound is highly contaminated and there is extensive soft-tissue damage. How would this patient's fracture likely be graded?
A) Grade I
B) Grade II
C) Grade III
D) Grade IV
Ans: C
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Open fractures are graded according to the following criteria. Grade I is a clean wound less than 1 cm long. Grade II is a larger wound without extensive soft-tissue damage. Grade III is highly contaminated, has extensive soft-tissue damage, and is the most severe. There is no grade IV fracture.
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