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Orthopaedic Proceedings
Vol. 99-B, Issue SUPP_13 | Pages 19 - 19
1 Jun 2017
Shepherd KL Sagar C Harwood PJ Wiper J
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Introduction

Open fractures are managed in the UK guided by standards issued by the BOAST-4 standards. A study was undertaken to evaluate compliance with these standards in a regional trauma unit (MTU), and compared following upgrading to a Major Trauma Centre (MTC).

Methods

Compliance was assessed against 11 of the 15 BOAST-4 standards (7, 9, 10 and 15 were not assessed). Patients were included with open diaphyseal tibial fractures (AO 42-), admitted to the department in the year before and the year after the Major Trauma Centre opened.