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What Causes Pus From Leg After Replaced Nail With Titanium Due To Fracture?
hi ,doc.my son met with an accident on 31st August.his leg got fractured.doctors operated his leg & putted a nail but after few days his leg started paining ,so the doctors replaced the ordinary nail with titanium one.Now ,pus is continue coming from the infected part.please tell us what to do in this situation??? email YYYY@YYYY
Mon, 12 Jun 2017
Hello,
It seems that even the second nail is infected. I think the doctors should remove even the second nail and replace it with external fixator plus continuous lavage from the wound with antibiotics and intravenous antibiotics for 6 weeks. That is not a good situation as infection in orthopedic surgery is not easy to remove once it is installed.
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Regards,
Dr. Edvin Selmani
It seems that even the second nail is infected. I think the doctors should remove even the second nail and replace it with external fixator plus continuous lavage from the wound with antibiotics and intravenous antibiotics for 6 weeks. That is not a good situation as infection in orthopedic surgery is not easy to remove once it is installed.
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Regards,
Dr. Edvin Selmani
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