Abstract
Pin Site Infection (PSI) has been described as so common that “it seems reasonable to consider it unavoidable”. Infection can range from local soft tissue infection and cellulitis to osteomyelitis, bacterial endocarditis and septic arthritis, in severe cases this may progress to septicaemia [2-4]. In many cases minor infection can be remedied with increased pin site care and antibiotic therapy, whereas major infection requires prolonged treatment with systemic antibiotics and often the removal of pins.
Highlights
Reported rates of pin complications range from 7.9% [9] to 100% [10,11], partly due to the lack of a uniform definition and classification system to determine and quantify PSI [12]
One of its key advantages is that it offers an appropriate method of stabilization in patients who have poor soft tissue integrity, chronic infection or are not systemically optimized for surgery [1]
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