World Journal of
Pharmaceutical and Life Sciences

OSTEOSYNTHESIS INDUCED PULMONARY EDEMA AN OVERVIEW AND CASE STUDY

Redlin Jani R. R., Priyadharshini R. and J. Subiksha

ABSTRACT

We covered the etiology, pathophysiology, clinical manifestation, diagnosis, and classification of infection following fracture osteosynthesis with implants in the first section of the article; this illness is referred to as osteosynthesis -associated infection (OAI). Generally, a prolonged course of antibiotics is required. OAI permits implant retention and fracture bealing despite infection. There are five standard treatment approaches that vary based on the degree of infection, fracture healing status and host role. They are debridement with implant retension, implant removal, conversion of fixation, suppression therapy and npn-operative therapy, each therapeutic pathway and its tough scenarious are explained along with the decision making process that led to them.

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