The bone & joint journalHumansOsteomyelitisSurgical Wound InfectionMaleArthritis
The risk of surgical site infection, septic arthritis, and osteomyelitis after hand trauma surgery.
Justin C R Wormald, Jeremy N Rodrigues, Michael Ng, Jonathan A Cook, Matthew L Costa, Daniel Prieto-Alhambra, Dominic Furniss, Jennifer C E Lane
Published: 202610.1302/0301-620X.108B1.BJJ-2025-0678.R1
Abstract
Aims: The risk of surgical site infection (SSI) in hand trauma surgery is estimated to be approximately 5% to 10%. However, the severity of these SSIs remains unclear. We aimed to determine the risk of deep SSI, septic arthritis, and osteomyelitis fo…
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