Ida Leah Gitajn, Paul M Werth, Anthony R Carlini, Michael J Bosse, Joshua L Gary, Reza Firoozabadi, William Obremskey, Todd O McKinley, Renan C Castillo, Robert V O'Toole
BACKGROUND: Fracture-related infection is one of the most challenging complications in orthopaedic trauma surgery. However, the effect of infection on functional and pain-related outcomes has not been well established. The aims of this study were to evaluate functional recovery for patients with fracture and a deep surgical site infection compared with patients with fracture without infection and to evaluate whether pain severity, social support, and preinjury mental health have a moderating effect on the magnitude and direction of the relationship between deep surgical site infection and functional recovery...
2024: JB & JS Open Access