Increased use of implantable biomedical devices demonstrates their potential in treating a
wide variety of ailments and disorders in bone trauma and orthopaedic, reconstructive, and …

Soft tissue management and fracture fixation including initial external fixation in Gustilo-
Anderson type II and type III open fractures are cornerstones in the treatment but details on …

Objective: To examine the association between antibiotic timing and deep infection of type III
open tibia fractures. Design: Retrospective prognostic study. Setting: Level 1 Trauma Center …

Staphylococcus aureus (S. aureus) osteomyelitis is a significant complication for
orthopaedic patients undergoing surgery, particularly with fracture fixation and arthroplasty …

Open fractures are often the result of high-energy trauma and may be associated with life-
threatening injuries. 1 Open fractures are characterized by definition by soft tissue injury that …

Osteomyelitis, or the infection of the bone, presents a major complication in orthopedics and
may lead to prolonged hospital visits, implant failure, and in more extreme cases …

Fracture-related infections (FRIs) are among the most common complications following
fracture fixation, and they have a huge economic and functional impact on patients. Because …

Prophylactic antibiotics can decrease the risk of wound infection and have been routinely
employed in orthopaedic surgery for decades. Despite their widespread use, questions still …

Introduction: Fracture-related infection (FRI) is a serious complication related to orthopedic
trauma, both from an infectious disease and a surgical point of view. The lack of scientific …

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 …