SEATTLE — Data presented here showed postoperative deep surgical site infection had a negative impact on functional recovery after treatment for tibial plateau, pilon or calcaneus fractures.
“There was a negative impact of postoperative infection on functional recovery and moderation effects the relative importance of interventions to reduce infection and also reduce issues such as pain severity, which we know is important for function,” Leah Gitajn, MD, MS, said in her presentation at the Orthopaedic Trauma Association Annual Meeting.
Gitajn, and co-workers categorized
