Two-day versus three-day systemic antibiotic prophylaxis for Gustilo–Anderson type IIIA and IIIB open tibial fractures (PROACT): a randomised controlled trial
Authors:
- Agraharam DevendraADAgraharam Devendra
- Asif ImranAIAsif Imran
- Mahshook Irfan PcMPMahshook Irfan Pc
- Purnaganapathi Sundaram VelmurugesanPVPurnaganapathi Sundaram Velmurugesan
- Perumal RameshPRPerumal Ramesh
- Mohamed ZackariyaMZMohamed Zackariya
- Jayaramaraju DheenadhayalanJDJayaramaraju Dheenadhayalan
- Shanmuganathan RajasekaranSRShanmuganathan Rajasekaran
- Shanmuganathan Raja SabapathySSShanmuganathan Raja Sabapathy
Open Access
- 2 August 2026
- journal article
- Published by Elsevier in The Lancet Regional Health - Southeast Asia
- Vol. 53
Abstract
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