Surgical treatment outcome after serial debridement of infected nonunion-A retrospective cohort study.

Markus RuppStefanie KernNike WalterLydia AnastasopoulouReinhard SchnettlerChristian HeissVolker Alt

Published in: European journal of orthopaedic surgery & traumatology : orthopedie traumatologie (2021)

Surgical treatment of infected nonunions poses a high burden on the patients with major complications occurring in about 14% of the patients using a multiple staged treatment concept. Future prospective studies comparing outcomes after limited with multiple staged revision surgeries are necessary.

Keyphrases

end stage renal disease
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
chronic kidney disease
total knee arthroplasty
risk factors
peritoneal dialysis
current status
patient reported outcomes
combination therapy
patient reported
smoking cessation