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Review
. 2019 Apr 11:163:D3178.

[Diagnosis and treatment of fracture-related infections]

[Article in Dutch]
Geertje A M Govaert  1   2 , M Frank Termaat  3 , A W J M Glaudemans  4 , J A P Geurts  5 , T de Jong  6 , V M de Jong  7 , P Joosse  8 , H Kooijmans  9 , J Overbosch  10 , H Scheper  11 , I J B Spijkerman  12
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Review

[Diagnosis and treatment of fracture-related infections]

[Article in Dutch]
Geertje A M Govaert et al. Ned Tijdschr Geneeskd. .

Abstract

Fracture-related infection (FRI) is a serious complication after fracture care and can lead to severe morbidity with loss of quality of life, a significant increase in medical expenses and loss of participation in work and social life. Early recognition, adequate surgical debridement, deep uncontaminated tissue cultures with (if indicated) soft tissue reconstruction and fracture stabilization followed by antibiotic therapy are the cornerstones of the successful management of FRI. Recently, in 2018, the AO/EBJIS consensus definition for FRI was published and both national and international working groups are being assembled and provide guidelines and tools for the care of patients with FRI. This paper is a synopsis of the Dutch guideline on FRI (2018), illustrated by a clinical case, and is aiming to provide an overview of the current knowledge on diagnosis and treatment of this disease.

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