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Is Ligament Surgery Advisable While Having An Infection?

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Posted on Fri, 21 Apr 2017
Question: hi Dr XXXXXXX thank you for the feedback. the other thing I am worried about is why does he want to leave the ligament and only do it after a few months, does that not mean he has to re-open the wound again.
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Answered by Dr. Aashish Raghu (2 hours later)
Brief Answer:
Yes. But infection can cause surgical failure

Detailed Answer:
Hi XXXX, Welcome back,

Yes, the wound will have to be opened again but the issue is that any surgery done in a setting of infection can be bound to fail.

This is why, once the infection is completely treated, the ligament surgery has less risk to fail due to infection.

Regards.

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Is Ligament Surgery Advisable While Having An Infection?

Brief Answer: Yes. But infection can cause surgical failure Detailed Answer: Hi XXXX, Welcome back, Yes, the wound will have to be opened again but the issue is that any surgery done in a setting of infection can be bound to fail. This is why, once the infection is completely treated, the ligament surgery has less risk to fail due to infection. Regards.