Polytrauma: update on basic science and clinical evidence

The management of multiply injured or severely patients is a complex and dynamic process. Timely safe fracture fixation critical component the multidisciplinary care that these require. Effective patients, their orthopaedic injuries, requires strong understanding pathophysiology response to trauma indicators patient status, as well an appreciation for nature parameters. Substantial progress in both clinical basic science research this area has advanced our concepts approach polytraumatized patient. This article summarizes symposium on topic was presented by international panel experts at 2020 Virtual Annual Meeting Orthopaedic Trauma Association.