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Complications in Orthopedic Trauma Surgery: Fracture-Related Infection

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Fracture-related infection (FRI), in particular when associated with internal fixation hardware, is one of the most dreaded complications in orthopedic trauma surgery. Often hard to diagnose, these infections require input from both surgical and microbiological specialists. As such, these infections extend beyond the sole control of basic orthopedic surgery and demand the input of a multidisciplinary team of specialists in order to be adequately and comprehensively treated. FRI can lead to compromised new bone formation, bone necrosis, and failure for the fracture to heal. It can also result in considerable bone defects created when the infected necrotic bone is surgically removed. The reconstruction of these large bone defects can become a significant, secondary challenge, even for experienced surgeons. The burden of FRI is demonstrated not only in terms of the costs of repeated operative revision and prolonged hospital stay, but also in morbidity and loss of function for the affected patient. In this chapter we summarize the current clinical practices in the diagnosis and management of FRI. In addition, we list several domains in which scientific and technical developments are most needed, such as antimicrobial delivery and diagnostics, and which have the greatest potential to impact clinical practice.

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Burch, M.A., Moriarty, T.F., Kuehl, R., Foster, A., Morgenstern, M. (2020). Complications in Orthopedic Trauma Surgery: Fracture-Related Infection. In: Li, B., Moriarty, T., Webster, T., Xing, M. (eds) Racing for the Surface. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-34475-7_2

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