Progress in diagnosis and treatment of post-traumatic osteomyelitis.

Post-traumatic osteomyelitis is one of the most common disorders of bone infection, which is secondary to open fracture caused by machinery injury, traffic accident, and it is also the main manifestation in the postoperative infection of open fracture. After trauma, bacteria invade bone tissue and reproduce rapidly in large quantities, which easily leads to osteomyelitis. Patients are often complaint of pain at the affected limb, loss of function, or even amputation due to deteriorated infection, resulting in loss of labor capability and poor quality of life.