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Treating osteosynthesis infections requires a multidisciplinary team. Acute infections may retain hardware, while chronic infections necessitate removal to eradicate biofilms for successful fracture healing and function restoration.

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Area of Science:

  • Orthopedic Surgery
  • Infectious Diseases
  • Microbiology

Background:

  • Infections following osteosynthesis are a significant complication of fracture treatment.
  • Management requires a multidisciplinary team including surgeons, infectious disease specialists, microbiologists, radiologists, and plastic surgeons.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To review current knowledge on the pathogenesis, diagnostics, classification, and treatment of osteosynthesis infections.
  • To outline fundamental principles and therapeutic strategies for managing implant-associated infections.

Main Methods:

  • Review of current specialist literature.
  • Presentation of diagnostic principles and combined surgical and antibiotic treatment strategies.

Main Results:

  • A team approach facilitates achieving treatment goals: fracture healing, functional recovery, and infection eradication.
  • Osteosynthesis material can often be retained in acute infections, but removal is preferred for chronic infections due to mature biofilm presence.

Conclusions:

  • Successful treatment of acute and chronic infections is achievable with adequate wound debridement, appropriate local/systemic antibiotics, and soft tissue management.
  • Various techniques exist for managing bone defects, including acute shortening, Masquelet technique, and Ilizarov distraction, often combined with local bactericidal treatment.