Diagnosis, management, and prevention of prosthetic joint ...

Remains a problem because sequestered organisms can escape antibiotics-difficult to treat because decreased blood flow for antibiotics to reach. Infection may penetrate the growth plate, slow bone growth, and even enter the joint space. The result is limb shortening (interruption of long bone growth in kids). And it can move onto other bones ................
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