Table 3 Gustilo and Anderson classification of open fractures [7]
From: The Libyan civil conflict: selected case series of orthopaedic trauma managed in Malta in 2014
Type I | Open fracture with laceration <1 cm and clean |
Type II | Open fracture with laceration >1 cm without extensive soft tissue damage, flaps of avulsions |
Type III | Open segmental fracture with >10 cm laceration with extensive soft tissue injury or traumatic amputation. Any gunshot injury or farm machinery injury falls into this category. Type III are further subdivided into three categories (A, B and C). |
IIIA | Adequate soft tissue overage |
IIIB | Significant soft tissue loss with exposed bone that requires tissue transfer to achieve bony coverage |
IIIC | Associated vascular injury that requires repair for limb preservation |