What is it about?

Treatment of broken bones which have failed to unite following infection, with the help of a multidisciplinary team approach.

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Why is it important?

Infected nonunions are difficult to treat, and are a widespread problem resulting from traumatic injuries. Untreated or poorly treated infected nonunions can result in loss of limb. Most patients are also young and within their most economically productive years, and this condition results in loss of income. We demonstrate how the condition can be effectively treated using a multidisciplinary team.

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This paper presents the outcomes of the management of infected nonunions treated in a tertiary referral centre, by a multidisciplinary team. Good, reproducible outcomes with an acceptable complication rate are obtained by this approach.

Ms Deepa Bose
Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham

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This page is a summary of: Management of infected nonunion of the long bones by a multidisciplinary team, The Bone & Joint Journal, June 2015, Bone & Joint,
DOI: 10.1302/0301-620x.97b6.33276.
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