Crimson Publishers Publish With Us Reprints e-Books Video articles

Abstract

Orthopedic Research Online Journal

Management of Infection Following Implant Surgery

  • Open or Close SC Goel1*, Ashank Gupta2 and Aparajita Goel3

    1 Professor of Orthopaedics, Heritage Institute of Medical Sciences, India

    2 Assistant Professor of Orthopaedics, Heritage Institute of Medical Sciences, India

    3 Assistant Professor of Pathology, Institute of Medical Sciences, India

    *Corresponding author:SC Goel, Professor of Orthopaedics, Heritage Institute of Medical Sciences, India

Submission: June 11, 2018;Published: August 13, 2018

DOI: 10.31031/OPROJ.2018.03.000576

ISSN : 2576-8875
Volume3 Issue5

Abstract

In modern era implant surgery has become one of the commonest orthopaedic operations. Total joint replacement and fracture fixations do help by alleviating the sufferings of many patients but post-operative infection is a devastating complication. Detection of infection after implant surgery is a daunting diagnostic challenge. No test is 100% sensitive and 100% specific; thus the diagnosis of infection relies on the surgeon’s judgment of the clinical presentation, and the interpretation of the results of previous investigations. The consequences of misdiagnosis are considerable.

Get access to the full text of this article