Q-16 · Damage Control Orthopedics · trauma · A–E keys

Damage-control orthopedics is best summarized as:

• A.Never definitively fix a femur in a polytrauma patient
• B.Physiology first, then definitive bone work; spanning constructs are a bridge
• C.Always C-clamp every pelvic ring injury
• D.Delay all orthopedic care until ICU day 14