[Therapy of infected pseudarthroses of the lower leg]

The retrospective study comprised 23 patients with infected pseudoarthrosis after osteosynthesis of of the lower log fracture treated at the Clinic of Orthopedic Surgery and Traumatology in Novi Sad. Staphylococcus aureus has been the most common causative agent of infection. In all patients debridment of infection foci was performed and reosteosynthesis with the external fixator and in 10 patients spongioplasty was performed in addition. At the control examination good results were achieved in 4, satisfying in 3 and poor in 16 patients. Amputation was performed in 5 patients.