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Novel Diagnostics in Revision Arthroplasty: Implant Sonication and Multiplex Polymerase Chain Reaction
Published on: December 3, 2017
[Management of suspected early infection after osteosynthesis]
Matthias Militz1, Martin Ellenrieder2
1Abteilung für Septische und Rekonstruktive Chirurgie, BG Unfallklinik Murnau, Prof.-Küntscher-Straße 8, 82418, Murnau, Deutschland. matthias.militz@bgu-murnau.de.
Abstract:
The infection rate after fracture osteosynthesis depends on many factors. The postoperative infection rate after osteosynthesis (inpatient treatment) was between 1.15% and 2.04% for the years 2017-2019. The total number of postoperative wound infections was estimated at around 225,000 annually in 2018. Essential factors for reducing the infection rate after osteosynthesis are the favorable choice of the timing of the operation and the surgical procedure as well as the treatment of relevant secondary diseases. If a postoperative wound infection is suspected critical assessment of the wounds in the postoperative course is essential in order to be able to identify and treat this complication at an early stage. After osteosynthesis, early diagnosis of a peri-implant infection and differentiated surgical and antibiotic treatment are the prerequisites for the best possible treatment success.
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