Citation

Laporte C, Demachy MC, Thevenin-Lemoine C. Rev. Chir. Orthop. Reparatrice Appar. Mot. 2002; 88(6): 625-627.

Vernacular Title

Osteite tibiale a Pantoea agglomerans au decours d'une fracture ouverte stade

Affiliation

Service de Chirurgie Orthopédique et Traumatologique, Hôpital de Meaux, 6 bis, rue Saint-Fiacre, 77100 Meaux, France.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2002, Masson Editeur)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

12447133

Abstract

Bone infection is not an uncommon complication of open tibial shaft fractures. We report an unusual case of chronic tibial osteitis caused by Pantoea agglomerans after an open grade IIIB tibial shaft fracture. P. agglomerans, an enterobacteria, was identified on bone samples obtained nine months after the fracture. The infection probably resulted from the initial soil contamination and developed despite fixation and bone covering with a muscle flap performed during the same operative time and adapted intravenous antibiotics.

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