Osteoarticular Infections: Questions and Answers – Ministry of Labour, Health, Solidarity and Families

What is a complex osteoarticular infection? Complex osteoarticular infections associated with care mainly cover infections on prosthesis or on osteosynthesis equipment and post-traumatic infections (open fractures). These infections can be life-threatening but much more often functional prognosis. Their management is complex and involves several disciplines: surgeons (orthopaedics and plastics), bacteriologists, infectiousologists, radiologists …