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debridement-surgical removal of foreign material and dead tissue from a wound in order to prevent infection and promote healing.
Most patients who sustain an open fracture undergo a surgery called irrigation and debridement. Irrigation means washing the bone and the site of the injury. Debridement is described in the next step.