SUCCESSFUL MANAGEMENT OF INTRACTABLE INFECTION AFTER LIMB-SAVING SURGERY:: A CASE REPORT.

Infections following limb-saving surgeries still happen frequently and are refractory to treatment, even though the treatment of massive bone defects caused by bone resection of bone tumors has improved gradually. Once infections become intractable, they generally result in amputations in spite of all kinds of treatment. We report the case of a patient who developed an intractable infection after limb-saving surgery utilizing a massive frozen autograft and a tumor prosthesis, but whose limb was finally successfully salvaged by multiple surgical interventions. We conclude that continued perseverance in treatment after infections may enable preservation of the limb and restoration of good function. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]