COMPREHENSIVE REVIEW OF INFECTED NONUNION TIBIA

Infected nonunion of the tibia posture significant difficulties for total resolution and practical restoration. The infection is chronic and resistant to treatment. In this review we discuss the diagnosis and classification methods of infected nonunion of tibia as well as the treatment approaches and advantages of some techniques over others. We performed comprehensive search using biomedical databases; Medline, and Embase, for studies concerned with Infected nonunion of the tibia published with English language up to, June 2019. Infected nonunion of tibia and femur prevail in clinical method. Some coexisting issues generally make complex the nonunion consisting of consistent infection, bone and soft tissue loss, limb-length inequalities, defect, and joint stiffness. Heretofore, there has actually still been a difficulty for orthopedic surgeons about the therapy of contaminated nonunion of tibia and femur. Several various surgical therapy options have been recommended, consisting of bone grafting, free tissue transfer, antibiotic cement, and Ilizarov techniques.