Pathogenetic features of the infectious process in traumatology and orthopedics

Abstract

Infections of the osteoarticular system are among the most difficult to diagnose and treat, due to a number of factors: morphological and functional characteristics of the bone matrix [29]; frequent use of various abiogenic materials (metal structures, endoprostheses, bone grafts, cements [21,22], etc.); polymicrobial nature of the colonizing microflora; latent clinical course, which leads to delayed diagnosis.