ABSTRACT
CONCLUSION: Fracture-related infections (FRI) pose serious complications, requiring swift surgical intervention. Although C. perfringens infections in FRIs are rare and literature is scarce, this case highlights the successful management and good functional outcome, offering valuable insights for clinicians dealing with such infections.
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Clostridium Infections , Clostridium perfringens , Humans , Clostridium Infections/complications , Clostridium perfringens/isolation & purification , Male , Anti-Bacterial Agents/therapeutic use , Fractures, Bone/surgery , Fractures, Bone/complications , Fractures, Bone/diagnostic imagingABSTRACT
Osteopetrosis is a rare form of sclerosing bone dysplasias which in some cases requires orthopedic surgical management of its complications. It is characterized by osteosclerosis, brittle bones and obliteration of the medullary cavity. Therefore, surgery in these cases is difficult and results can be compromised by postoperative complications. We present a case of a 73-year-old patient treated at our institution in a period of 24 years. In this period, the patient had bilateral primary hip arthroplasty (THA), total knee arthroplasty, revision surgeries of both THA's and lumbar spine surgeries. The treatment of infected THA and periprosthetic fractures ended with satisfactory results but complications of the spinal surgery resulted in a poor clinical outcome.
