ReviewJournal of children's orthopaedics2016
From prevention of pin-tract infection to treatment of osteomyelitis during paediatric external fixation.
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- Pin Tract Infections in Pediatric Open Long Bone Fractures: Common but Clinically Manageable.Journal of clinical medicine · 2026Article
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- Clinical and Functional Outcomes of Ilizarov Bone Transport in Traumatic Tibial Bone Loss.Malaysian orthopaedic journal · 2025Article
- Synchronous bacterial barrier and exudate absorption: A novel dual-function dressing strategy for pin-site infection prevention.Materials today. Bio · 2025Article
- Managing Pin Tracts in Open Tibial Fractures: The Role of Medical Waste Rubber Bung.Risk management and healthcare policy · 2025Article
- Clinical presentation and microbial culture among osteomyelitis patients.Bioinformation · 2025Article
- Integrating 3D-printed customized guides with hemicorticotomy bone transport: clinical outcomes in chronic osteomyelitis management.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2024Article
- Does minimally invasive external fixation of proximal humerus fractures provide adequate stability? A biomechanical in vitro study.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2024Article
- Clinical features of chronic tibial osteomyelitis: a single-center retrospective study of 282 cases in Xinjiang, China.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2024Article
- Can pin-site inflammation be detected with thermographic imaging? A cross-sectional study from the USA and Denmark of patients treated with external fixators.Acta orthopaedica · 2024Article
- Infection rates and risk factors with magnetic intramedullary lengthening nails.Journal of orthopaedics · 2024Article
- What do we need to address when we treat neglected Monteggia fracture in children.Frontiers in pediatrics · 2024Review
- Green biologically synthesized metal nanoparticles: biological applications, optimizations and future prospects.Future science OA · 2024Review
- Complication of lengthening and the role of post-operative care, physical and psychological rehabilitation among fibula hemimelia.World journal of clinical cases · 2022Review
- Bone transport in the management of post-osteomyelitis femoral defects in children: A case series with a minimum of 10-year follow-up in Uganda.Journal of children's orthopaedics · 2022Article
- Fungal-derived selenium nanoparticles and their potential applications in electroless silver coatings for preventing pin-tract infections.Regenerative biomaterials · 2022Article
- Activity of Liquid and Volatile Fractions of Essential Oils against Biofilm Formed by Selected Reference Strains on Polystyrene and Hydroxyapatite Surfaces.Pathogens (Basel, Switzerland) · 2021Article
- Prospective evaluation of pin site infections in 39 patients treated with external ring fixation.Journal of bone and joint infection · 2021Article
- Outcome evaluation of new calcium titanate schanz-screws for external fixators. First clinical results and cadaver studies.Journal of materials science. Materials in medicine · 2019Article
- Infected Non-union of Tibia Treated with Ilizarov External Fixator: Our Experience.Malaysian orthopaedic journal · 2019Article
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6 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.
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Abstract
Pin-tract infection (PTI) is the most commonly expected problem, or even an almost inevitable complication, when using external fixation. Left unteated, PTI will progress unavoidably, lead to mechanical pin loosening, and ultimately cause instability of the external fixator pin-bone construct. Thus, PTI remains a clinical challenge, specifically in cases of limb lengthening or deformity correction. Standardised pin site protocols which encompass an understanding of external fixator biomechanics and meticulous surgical technique during pin and wire insertion, postoperative pin site care and pin removal could limit the incidence of major infections and treatment failures. Here we discuss concepts regarding the epidemiology, physiopathology and microbiology of PTI in paediatric populations, as well as the clinical presentations, diagnosis, classification and treatment of these infections.
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