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Early orthoplastic coverage reduces fracture-related infections in Gustilo III B/C tibial fractures – a systematic review and meta-analysis

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Published Online: 2026-04-24

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Ruprecht, Neil https://orcid.org/0009-0005-2077-6337
Klingebiel, Felix Karl-Ludwig https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6438-5208
Hübner, Christian Thomas https://orcid.org/0009-0003-9285-8660
Hax, Jakob https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7641-052X
Teuber, Henrik https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5022-6644
Jensen, Kai Oliver https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6207-8087
Hierholzer, Christian https://orcid.org/0009-0008-5009-2608
Pfeifer, Roman https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1543-3995
Pape, Hans-Christoph https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2059-4980
Neuhaus, Valentin https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4012-5628
Kalbas, Yannik https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1550-328X
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Article History

Received: 29 September 2025

Accepted: 13 April 2026

First Online: 24 April 2026

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: The authors declare no competing interests.