Deep Surgical Site Infection after Fracture Has a Profound Effect on Functional Outcomes.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Fracture-related infection is one of the most challenging complications in orthopaedic trauma surgery. However, the effect of infection on functional and pain-related outcomes has not been well established. The aims of this study were to evaluate functional recovery for patients with fracture and a deep surgical site infection compared with patients with fracture without infection and to evaluate whether pain severity, social support, and preinjury mental health have a moderating effect on the magnitude and direction of the relationship between deep surgical site infection and functional recovery.

Methods

This is a secondary retrospective cohort study using prospectively collected data from the VANCO trial (Local Antibiotic Therapy to Reduce Infection After Operat

SUBMITTER: Gitajn IL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10773708 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jan-Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature