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Review Question - QID 6752

Calcaneus Fractures QID: 6752 (SAE09FA.64)
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QID 6752 (Type "6752" in App Search)
Figures 29a and 29b show a clinical photograph and radiographs of a patient who sustained an open calcaneus fracture in a motor vehicle accident. The patient received immediate IV antibiotics and an emergent irrigation and debridement. The swelling has subsided by 3 weeks and the medial wound is clean. What do you tell the patient about the likelihood of infection if a formal open reduction and internal fixation via a lateral approach is performed?
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