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Infected Nonunions Around the Knee

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Knee Fractures

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Infected nonunion around the knee is a challenging complication to manage. This chapter summarises the problems caused by fracture-related infection and reviews concepts important in maximising successful treatment. An appreciation of the host and local factors that impact outcome is key. The important principles of management include thorough debridement, adequate microbiological sampling, dead space management, osseous stabilisation and soft-tissue coverage.

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Ferguson, J., Morgenstern, M., Stubbs, D., McNally, M. (2021). Infected Nonunions Around the Knee. In: Hanschen, M., Biberthaler, P., Waddell, J.P. (eds) Knee Fractures . Strategies in Fracture Treatments. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-81776-3_18

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