“…in Glasgow, Scotland, is consistent with a low rate of wound infection expected in this type of fracture [ 13 ]. However, a recently published report indicates that the prevalence of wound infection after machete cut fractures was 34% in a resource-limited setting [ 16 ]. Also, Serra et al in Caribbean reported a wound infection rate of 14.4% in a case series of forearm fractures caused by machete cut [ 5 ].…”