A philosophy of care of open injuries based on the Ganga hospital score |
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Authors: | Rajasekaran S Sabapathy S Raja |
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Institution: | a Department of Orthopaedics and Spine Surgery, Ganga Hospital, Coimbatore 641009, TamilNadu, India b Department of Plastic Surgery, Hand Surgery, and Reconstructive MicroSurgery, Ganga Hospital, Coimbatore 641009, TamilNadu, India |
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Abstract: | In the management of Type IIIb injuries, Gustilo's classification has the disadvantages of a poor intra and inter-observer agreement rate, low specificity and sensitivity to salvage and inability to predict functional outcomes. We propose here a validated score which assesses the severity of injury to the covering structures, skeletal structures and functional tissues of the injured limb separately along with providing weightage to the presence of co-morbid factors. A high sensitivity and specificity for amputation was documented when a score of 14 was used as the threshold score. In salvaged limbs, the score was found to offer guidelines in protocols for reconstruction. According to the total score, injuries were treated by 'Fix and close' protocol; 'Fix, Bone Graft and Close' protocol, 'Fix and Flap' protocol or 'Stabilise, Watch, Assess and Reconstruct' protocol. The score was thus found to be useful clinically not only to assess salvage but also to provide guidelines in reconstruction. |
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Keywords: | Open injury Classification Ganga hospital score Primary closure |
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