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Orthopaedic Proceedings
Vol. 95-B, Issue SUPP_16 | Pages 7 - 7
1 Apr 2013
Hak D Lin S Hammerberg M Stahel P
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Objective

The development of surgical site infection in the early weeks following open reduction and internal fixation (ORIF) is a challenging problem. There are no evidence-based guidelines to direct the number of surgical debridements prior to definitive wound closure. The purpose of this study was to assess the success of infection resolution, and to identify risk factors for failure, in post-operative infections treated with a single debridement and primary wound closure.

Methods

We retrospectively reviewed 61 postoperative infections (60 patients) that developed following fracture ORIF that were treated with a single debridement and primary closure. Data was collected from a review of the patients’ medical record. Variables were compared between the two groups using univariate and multivariate logistic regression analysis.