
ResumoObjetivoFazer uma análise retrospectiva de casos submetidos ao controle de danos ortopédicos em um pronto socorro de ortopedia de hospital‐escola com o objetivo de avaliar os pacientes com infecção pós‐operatória após serem convertidos para osteossíntese interna.MétodosAnálise retrospectiva de pacientes de junho de 2012 a junho de 2013 submetidos ao controle de danos ortopédicos com fixador externo que posteriormente foram convertidos para osteossíntese definitiva, com haste ou placa.ResultadosEncontramos uma taxa de infecção de 13,3% em nossa casuística e verificamos erros técnicos na elaboração do fixador em 60,4% das oportunidades.ConclusãoFoi encontrada uma taxa de infecção que consideramos alta, assim como de inadequações na confecção do fixador externo. Salientamos que esse procedimento não é isento de riscos e treinamento para médicos que o fazem deve ser obrigatório.AbstractObjectiveTo conduct a retrospective analysis on cases undergoing inspection of orthopedic damage, at an orthopedic emergency service in a teaching hospital, with the aim of evaluating patients with postoperative infection after conversion to internal osteosynthesis.MethodsThis was a retrospective analysis covering the period from June 2012 to June 2013, on patients who underwent inspection of orthopedic damage due to external fixation and subsequently were converted to definitive osteosynthesis using a nail or plate.ResultsWe found an infection rate of 13.3% in our sample and, furthermore, found that there had been technical errors in setting up the fixator in 60.4% of the cases.ConclusionWe found an infection rate that we considered high, along with inadequacies in constructing the external fixator. We emphasize that this procedure is not risk‐free and that training for physicians who perform this procedure should be mandatory.
Fixação interna de fraturas, Internal fracture fixation, External fixators, Surgery, Infection, Infecção, Fixadores externos
Fixação interna de fraturas, Internal fracture fixation, External fixators, Surgery, Infection, Infecção, Fixadores externos
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