Do Antibiotic Bead Pouches Prevent Surgical Site Infections and Complications in Patients with Severe Lower Extremity Open Fractures?

Corresponding Author(s)

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  Colin J. Harrington, MD

  Walter Reed National Military Medical Center

Presenting Author(s)

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  Mark Gage, MD

  Associate Professor
  R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center
  Baltimore, Maryland, United States

  Financial Disclosures: Arthrex, Inc: IP royalties; Paid consultant|Elsevier: Publishing royalties, financial or material support|Foundation for Orthopaedic Trauma: Board or committee member|Orthopaedic Trauma Association: Board or committee member|Restor3D: Paid consultant; Stock or stock Options|TrackX: Paid consultant|

Co-Author(s)

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  Umar A. Khan, MD, MSc

  Orthopaedic Surgery Resident
  Walter Reed National Military Medical Center
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  Christina A. Stennett, MPH

  University of Maryland School of Medicine
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  Nathan N. O'Hara, PhD

  Associate Professor
  University of Maryland School of Medicine, R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center
  Baltimore, Maryland, United States
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  Sheila Sprague, PhD

  McMaster University
  McMaster University
  Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
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  Joseph T. Patterson, MD (he/him/his)

  Assistant Professor, Director of Orthopaedic Trauma Research
  Keck School of Medicine of University of Southern California
  Keck School of Medicine of USC Department of Orthopedic Surgery
  Los Angeles, California, United States
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  Michael Beltran, MD

  Associate Professor
  University of Cincinnati
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  Lucas M. Marchand, MD

  University of Utah
  University of Utah
  Salt Lake City, Utah, United States
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  William T. Obremskey, MD, MPH, FIOTA (he/him/his)

  Director Orthopedic Trauma Fellowship and Research
  Vanderbilt University Medical Center
  Vanderbilt Ortho Inst
  Nashville, Tennessee, United States
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  Robert V. O'Toole, MD

  Professor, Orthopaedic Surgery
  University of Maryland School of Medicine, R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center
  Baltimore, Maryland, United States
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  Gerard P. Slobogean, MD, MPH

  Associate Professsor
  University of Maryland School of Medicine, R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center
  Baltimore, Maryland, United States

Group Author(s)

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  PREP-IT Group

  University of Maryland School of Medicine