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Development of a Novel Internal Fixation Model for Rat Radial Fractures: Fracture Healing Assessment and Dorsal Root Ganglion Isolation
Published on: March 13, 2026
Wound botulism complicating internal fixation of a complex radial fracture
Steve M Taylor1, Cameron R Wolfe, Terry C Dixon
1Division of Infectious Diseases and International Health, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina 27710, USA. steve.taylor@duke.edu
Abstract:
Botulism developed in a patient following surgical repair of an open radial fracture. Symptoms resolved after treatment with antitoxin and antibiotics, and hardware excision was deferred. Subsequent osteomyelitis necessitated hardware exchange, and wound cultures grew Clostridium argentinense. This case highlights the management of botulism associated with orthopedic hardware.
