This concise and superbly illustrated surgical manual provides step-by-step instructions on how
to effectively manage acute and chronic bone and joint infections. The book opens with a
discussion of the pathophysiology and classification of this challenging disease. Leading
clinicians discuss diagnostic procedures including imaging and nuclear medicine techniques
and cover different methods of antibiotic therapy. The book then guides readers through a range
of techniques for the surgical treatment of osteomyelitis plastic and reconstructive
techniques for primary treatment and prevention of infections procedures for managing infected
prostheses and arthrodeses for infected joints.
