Hardware Salvage in the Lower Extremity after Flap Coverage: 10-Year Single Center Outcomes Analysis
Background:.An unanswered question with open Melatonin tibial fractures is whether the type of flap used affects hardware retention.Flap survival may not equate hardware retention or limb salvage.In this study, we performed a 10-year single institution review and analysis of all patients who had placement of hardware for open tibial fractures follo