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Gustilo–Anderson — Open Fractures

I: 10 cm/high-energy or extensive damage. IIIa: adequate coverage; IIIb: periosteal stripping, needs flap; IIIc: arterial injury requiring repair. Higher grade → higher infection/nonunion; guides antibiotics, debridement, coverage.

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I: <1 cm, clean wound; II: 1–10 cm moderate soft-tissue injury; III: >10 cm/high-energy or extensive damage. IIIa: adequate coverage; IIIb: periosteal stripping, needs flap; IIIc: arterial injury requiring repair. Higher grade → higher infection/nonunion; guides antibiotics, debridement, coverage.
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