Aims.Emergency debridement has long been the standard of care for open fractures of the tibia as infection is an important complication.The timing of operative debridement can be debated.We review open fractures of the tibia and compare infection rates in those that were operated on within and after 6-hours.Method.103 consecutive open fractures of

Abstract Invasive populations Headwear often experience founder effects: a loss of genetic diversity relative to the source population, due to a small number of founders.Even where these founder effects do not impact colonization success, theory predicts they might affect the rate at which invasive populations expand.This is because secondary found