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Not sure what Godinez is, never heard of it within orthopaedics.
As for your question, it is hard to answer because it depends on the grade of open injury, the extent of other injuries, physiologic status etc. Generally the answer is yes. Temporization can be done for as long as you need. You want to do definitive fracture fixation within 2 weeks, but if the soft tissues do not allow, then you can wait longer. Wounds should be debrided in the OR if large/contaminated, and then wound vacs can be used indefinitely as long as the wound is assessed. The most recent data shows no benefit of antibiotics past 24 hours.
As for your question, it is hard to answer because it depends on the grade of open injury, the extent of other injuries, physiologic status etc. Generally the answer is yes. Temporization can be done for as long as you need. You want to do definitive fracture fixation within 2 weeks, but if the soft tissues do not allow, then you can wait longer. Wounds should be debrided in the OR if large/contaminated, and then wound vacs can be used indefinitely as long as the wound is assessed. The most recent data shows no benefit of antibiotics past 24 hours.