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Department of Orthopedics, Faculty of Medicine, Can Tho University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Can Tho, Vietnam
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Department of Orthopedics, Faculty of Medicine, Can Tho University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Can Tho, Vietnam
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Department of Orthopedics, School of Medicine, College of Medicine, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan
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Department of Orthopedics, School of Medicine, College of Medicine, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan
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impact on mental health ( 4 , 5 , 6 , 7 , 8 ). Smoking is associated with impaired wound healing and increased susceptibility to surgical site infections (SSIs) ( 9 , 10 , 11 ). SSIs, occurring in 1–20% of patients after ankle and calcaneal
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-union, while post-operative infections and iatrogenic radial nerve palsy (iRNP) do naturally occur following surgical therapy. As complication profiles are known to differ between conservative and surgical therapy, operative techniques, and implant types, but
King’s Global Health Partnerships, School of Life Course and Population Sciences, King’s College London, London, UK
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Department of Orthopaedics, University of the Philippines, Philippine General Hospital Manila, The Phillipines
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previously surrounded terms such as postoperative or post-traumatic osteomyelitis, surgical site infection and infection following fracture fixation. Figure 1 outlines the diagnosis of FRI with confirmatory and suggestive criteria. Alongside this are
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of future infection. 22 , 23 Surgical debridement is considered one of the most important procedures for open lower limb fractures. 22 , 23 , 25 Traditionally, debridement has been performed within 6 hours of presentation. The rationale
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antibiotic treatment without surgical intervention. Deep infections were defined as infections requiring surgical debridement and/or osteomyelitis. Incidence of malalignment. The definition of malalignment was determined according to the authors
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delirium, pressure ulcers, cardiovascular events and infections such as urinary tract infections, surgical site infections and pneumonia. The orthogeriatric unit should assess the patient prior to surgery. 25 These patients suffer from a clustering of
School of Medicine, Universidad de La Laguna, Tenerife, Spain
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School of Medicine, Universidad de La Laguna, Tenerife, Spain
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University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland
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School of Medicine, Universidad de Sevilla, Sevilla, Spain
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). Open fractures Although it has been considered by only 3 of the 11 articles studies, open ankle fractures result in an increased percentage of surgical site infections and must be considered a relevant risk factor for a bad result. The meta
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debridement and device removal. Thirteen patients (10.1%) had superficial pin site infections which were successfully treated with oral antibiotics. Reduction was maintained (rated as fair, good or excellent) in all patients with radiographic follow-up ( n
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surgical treatment is indicated, it is paramount to obtain cultures during surgery in order to rule out infection. The purpose of this article is to review current knowledge on aseptic tibial diaphyseal nonunions and their treatment options
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Samarji R Paul A Hirst P . Early versus delayed surgical treatment of open tibial fractures: effect on the rates of infection and need of secondary surgical procedures to promote bone union . Injury 2005 36 656 – 661 . ( https://doi.org/10.1016/j