Infection after fracture osteosynthesis – Part I
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DOI: 10.1177/2309499017692712
Abstract: Bone and surgical site infections after osteosynthesis are notoriously difficult to manage and pose a tremendous burden in fracture management. In this article, we use the term osteosynthesis-associated infection (OAI) to refer to this clinical… read more here.
Keywords: infection fracture; fracture osteosynthesis; fracture; infection ... See more keywords
Infection after fracture osteosynthesis – Part II
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DOI: 10.1177/2309499017692714
Abstract: In the first part of this article, we have discussed the pathogenesis, clinical presentation, diagnosis and classification of infection after fracture osteosynthesis with implants, termed here as osteosynthesis-associated infection (OAI). Prolonged antibiotic treatment is usually… read more here.
Keywords: infection fracture; fracture osteosynthesis; part; fracture ... See more keywords
Coating the plate with antibiotic cement to treat early infection after fracture fixation with retention of the implants: a technical note
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DOI: 10.1186/s12891-018-2285-2
Abstract: BackgroundLocal antibiotic therapy has gained increasing attraction in the prevention and treatment of fracture infection. However, no reports have used local antibiotic therapy in the management of early infection after fracture fixation with retention of… read more here.
Keywords: infection fracture; fracture; fracture fixation; infection ... See more keywords