Risk factors for post-traumatic lymphedema after open fractures of the lower leg: a retrospective cohort study
Xiao Huang, Yuji Zhang, Zhenkun Lv, Zhijin Liu, Shuai Dong, Ruowen Zhou, Wen Ju, Jihui Ju, Ruixing Hou · 2026
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Description
Xiao Huang and his team looked back at care for open breaks of the lower leg in two thousand twenty-six. They wanted to know who went on to get long-term swelling in the leg. Such swelling can start when the fluid drainage system in the leg is harmed.
The team checked one hundred twenty-one patients six months after their first operation. Forty-one of them had the swelling. Older age and infection after the operation were linked to it in all checks. Dead skin and soft tissue near the break were linked in some checks, as were the worst break types. The authors say close checks after care may help catch it early.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Xiao Huang, Yuji Zhang, Zhenkun Lv, Zhijin Liu, Shuai Dong, Ruowen Zhou, Wen Ju, Jihui Ju, Ruixing Hou |
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| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 37 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |