International Lower Limb Collaborative (INTELLECT) study: a multicentre, international retrospective audit of lower extremity open fractures

Juan Enrique Berner, James K.-K. Chan, Matthew D. Gardiner, Alfonso Navia, Rodrigo Tejos, Manuel Ortiz-Llorens, Alina Ortega-Briones, Hinne A. Rakhorst, Jagdeep Nanchahal, Abhilash Jain, G. Nolan, H. Samarendra (+203 others)
2022 British Journal of Surgery  
Sixty-two centres in 16 countries contributed with 2,694 open fractures cases to an international, multi-centric, retrospective cohort study involving different healthcare settings. The INTELLECT study results show that there are significant disparities on the management of open lower limb fractures internationally. A timely, multidisciplinary, guideline-directed care is a protective factor for developing infective complications, non-union and requiring an amputation.
doi:10.1093/bjs/znac105 pmid:35470389 pmcid:PMC10364752 fatcat:yc3gqfnyn5ao7gkthkk7gfmmli