Timing of Flap Coverage in Open Fractures: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Sina Dehnadi, Rocio Pérez, Ming Zien Yu, Nader Ameri, Senthooran Kathiravelupillai, Panagiotis Bompolas, Ishith Seth

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DOI: 10.7759/cureus.107338
Published: 2026-04-19
Container: Cureus
Publisher: Springer Science and Business Media LLC
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@article{allodium:10.7759/cureus.107338,
  title = {Timing of Flap Coverage in Open Fractures: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis},
  author = {Sina Dehnadi and Rocio Pérez and Ming Zien Yu and Nader Ameri and Senthooran Kathiravelupillai and Panagiotis Bompolas and Ishith Seth},
  year = {2026},
  journal = {Cureus},
  doi = {10.7759/cureus.107338},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.7759/cureus.107338}
}

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TY  - JOUR
TI  - Timing of Flap Coverage in Open Fractures: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
AU  - Sina Dehnadi
AU  - Rocio Pérez
AU  - Ming Zien Yu
AU  - Nader Ameri
AU  - Senthooran Kathiravelupillai
AU  - Panagiotis Bompolas
AU  - Ishith Seth
PY  - 2026
JO  - Cureus
DO  - 10.7759/cureus.107338
UR  - https://doi.org/10.7759/cureus.107338
ER  -

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Dehnadi, S., Pérez, R., Yu, M. Z., Ameri, N., Kathiravelupillai, S., Bompolas, P., & Seth, I. (2026). Timing of Flap Coverage in Open Fractures: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Cureus. https://doi.org/10.7759/cureus.107338

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