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Area of Science:

  • Orthopaedic Surgery
  • Infectious Disease
  • Trauma Care

Background:

  • Postoperative infections are a significant cause of morbidity after fracture repair.
  • Fracture-related infections (FRIs) can necessitate multiple revision surgeries for effective management.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To develop a predictive risk score for fracture-related infections (FRIs).
  • To identify factors associated with requiring multiple revision surgeries for infection eradication and bone healing.

Main Methods:

  • Retrospective cohort study at a Level I trauma center (2013-2020).
  • Identified adults with FRIs from an institutional musculoskeletal infection database.
  • Used logistic regression to identify risk factors for multiple revision surgeries.

Main Results:

  • 208 patients required two or more revision surgeries versus 88 patients needing one.
  • Age > 45 years, purulent drainage, and incomplete bone union were strongly associated with multiple surgeries.
  • A risk score incorporating age, drainage, union status, and wound dehiscence demonstrated good predictive accuracy (AUC = 0.789).

Conclusions:

  • A novel risk score effectively predicts the need for multiple revision surgeries in patients with FRIs.
  • Age, purulent drainage, and incomplete bony union are key predictors for increased surgical intervention in fracture repair infections.