Prophylactic surgical drainage is associated with increased infection following intramedullary nailing of diaphyseal long bone fractures: A prospective cohort study in Nigeria.
Gerald Chukwuemeka OguziePatrick A AlbrightSyed Haider AliNdubuisi E DuruEmmanuel Chino IyidobiOmolade Ayoola LasebikanDenning C ChukwumamHao-Hua WuIkpeme A IkpemePublished in: SICOT-J (2020)
Surgical drain placement following IMN of diaphyseal long bone fractures is associated with a significantly higher risk of SSI. Reducing surgical drain use following orthopaedic injuries in lower resource settings may translate to reduced infection rates.