Early Post-Operative Wound Infection During Orthopedic Surgery with Implant
In orthopedics, surgical site infection (SSI) after implant surgery is a disaster both for the surgeon as well as the patient. This results in increased antibiotic use, repeated debridement, prolonged hospital stays, prolonged rehabilitation, and morbidity as well as mortality. SSIs are important complications of orthopedic procedures that include prosthetic implants.
The number of aged and trauma patients needing joint replacement or internal fixation devices is progressively increasing. Open reduction and internal fixation (ORIF) of fractures with orthopedic implants and prostheses became the predominant modality of fracture treatment in most trauma centers. This is not only due to the better understanding of the biomechanics of implantable materials but also more importantly due to the better functional consequence in these patients.
