2020 BOA/BAPRAS Standards for the Management of Open Fractures

Exciting news on open fracture management… The working group of BOA and BAPRAS have issued the most recent version of standards for management for open fractures in the UK. There are many updates starting with antibiotic prophylaxis:

Duration shortened to 24 hours and some changes introduced on the type of antibiotics: Click to view the latests below:

https://oxfordmedicine.com/view/10.1093/med/9780198849360.001.0001/med-9780198849360-chapter-1

Several new Chapters including setting up an Orthoplastic service, Fragility fractures, Psychological support amongst others. Download the full guidance below:

Standards for the Management of Open Fractures