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CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · Rev Bras Ortop (Sao Paulo) 2019; 54(06): 627-635
DOI: 10.1016/j.rbo.2017.12.013
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Sociedade Brasileira de Ortopedia e Traumatologia. Published by Thieme Revnter Publicações Ltda Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Postoperative Chronic Osteomyelitis in the Long Bones – Current Knowledge and Management of the Problem[*]

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Lourenço Galizia Heitzmann 
1   Serviço de Ortopedia e Traumatologia, Hospital do Servidor Público Estadual Francisco Morato de Oliveira, São Paulo, SP, Brasil
,
Raphael Battisti
1   Serviço de Ortopedia e Traumatologia, Hospital do Servidor Público Estadual Francisco Morato de Oliveira, São Paulo, SP, Brasil
,
Ayres Fernando Rodrigues
1   Serviço de Ortopedia e Traumatologia, Hospital do Servidor Público Estadual Francisco Morato de Oliveira, São Paulo, SP, Brasil
,
Juliano Valente Lestingi
1   Serviço de Ortopedia e Traumatologia, Hospital do Servidor Público Estadual Francisco Morato de Oliveira, São Paulo, SP, Brasil
,
Cinthya Cavazzana
1   Serviço de Ortopedia e Traumatologia, Hospital do Servidor Público Estadual Francisco Morato de Oliveira, São Paulo, SP, Brasil
,
Roberto Dantas Queiroz
1   Serviço de Ortopedia e Traumatologia, Hospital do Servidor Público Estadual Francisco Morato de Oliveira, São Paulo, SP, Brasil
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12 July 2017

14 December 2017

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13 December 2019 (online)

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Abstract

Chronic postoperative osteomyelitis represents an important health problem due to its significant morbidity and low mortality rate. This pathology is challenging because of difficulties in understanding the pathogenesis and the decision-making involving the treatment. The present article had the goal of reviewing the definition, pathogenesis, clinical aspects, diagnosis, and treatment of chronic postoperative osteomyelitis, and of gathering this information in a single Brazilian updated publication.

The PubMed, LILACS, and the Cochrane Library medical databases were analyzed using pertinent keywords. Current and relevant articles were selected.

The present article gathered the established information, as well as innovations related to chronic osteomyelitis and its treatment, to offer updated data to assist the professionals involved in the management of chronic osteomyelitis.

Keywords

osteomyelitis - postoperative complications - bacterial infections

* Originally Published by Elsevier.


 

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