In this episode, Marc and Mo are joined by special guest Gerard Slobogean, MD (Associate Professor and Director of Clinical Research, Department of Orthopaedics, University of Maryland School of Medicine) in an insightful conversation on the current issues and challenges related to the treatment of, and research into, open fractures.

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Stennett CA, O'Hara NN, Sprague S, Petrisor B, Jeray KJ, Leekha S, Yimgang DP, Joshi M, O'Toole RV, Bhandari M, Slobogean GP; FLOW Investigators. Effect of Extended Prophylactic Antibiotic Duration in the Treatment of Open Fracture Wounds Differs by Level of Contamination. J Orthop Trauma. 2020 Mar;34(3):113-120. doi: 10.1097/BOT.0000000000001715. PMID: 32084088; PMCID: PMC8077225. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8077225/