What does this research mean for the field?

Effective management of fracture-related infections requires a multidisciplinary approach that utilizes standardized consensus definitions for diagnosis and adheres to established principles for infection eradication and fracture consolidation. Novelty: ClaimNovelty.SYNTHESIS. Consensus alignment: ConsensusAlignment.NEUTRAL.

What question did this study set out to answer?

To review current literature on consensus definitions, diagnostic workups, preventive strategies, and multidisciplinary treatment principles for fracture-related infections.

September 10, 2026Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons

Contemporary Update on Fracture-Related Infection: A Multidisciplinary Approach to Evaluation, Prevention, and Treatment

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TMTimothy P. Murphy EWErin L. Weber EREvan D. Robinson

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Clinical review demonstrates standardized diagnostic and therapeutic strategies for fracture-related infection, highlighting multidisciplinary approaches to promote healing.

Key Points

To review current literature on consensus definitions, diagnostic workups, preventive strategies, and multidisciplinary treatment principles for fracture-related infections.
Synthesized contemporary literature evaluating the clinical, laboratory, and radiographic criteria for diagnosing fracture-related infection.
Examined multidisciplinary management protocols focused on infection eradication, microbial suppression, and mechanical fracture consolidation.
Consensus diagnostic criteria effectively standardize case definitions by combining clinical signs, serum and local biomarkers, and imaging findings.
Optimal patient outcomes require coordinated multidisciplinary protocols that balance surgical debridement and targeted antimicrobial therapy with rigid skeletal stabilization to achieve bone union.

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Murphy et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6aa27b8858559d80afc74be2 https://doi.org/10.5435/jaaos-d-25-01632

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September 10, 2026Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons

Contemporary Update on Fracture-Related Infection: A Multidisciplinary Approach to Evaluation, Prevention, and Treatment

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Authors

TMTimothy P. Murphy EWErin L. Weber EREvan D. Robinson

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Overview

Clinical review demonstrates standardized diagnostic and therapeutic strategies for fracture-related infection, highlighting multidisciplinary approaches to promote healing.

Key Points

To review current literature on consensus definitions, diagnostic workups, preventive strategies, and multidisciplinary treatment principles for fracture-related infections.
Synthesized contemporary literature evaluating the clinical, laboratory, and radiographic criteria for diagnosing fracture-related infection.
Examined multidisciplinary management protocols focused on infection eradication, microbial suppression, and mechanical fracture consolidation.
Consensus diagnostic criteria effectively standardize case definitions by combining clinical signs, serum and local biomarkers, and imaging findings.
Optimal patient outcomes require coordinated multidisciplinary protocols that balance surgical debridement and targeted antimicrobial therapy with rigid skeletal stabilization to achieve bone union.

Cite This Study

Murphy et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6aa27b8858559d80afc74be2 https://doi.org/10.5435/jaaos-d-25-01632

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