Fracture-Associated Microbiome and Persistent Nonunion: Next-Generation Sequencing Reveals New Findings
Goswami K, Tipton C, Clarkson S, Chang G, Tan TL, Fram B, Chisari E, Sobol K, Natoli RM, Conway JD, Altman GT, Parvizi J, Krieg JC. Fracture-Associated Microbiome and Persistent Nonunion: Next-Generation Sequencing Reveals New Findings. Journal Of Orthopaedic Trauma 2022, 36: s40-s46. PMID: 35061650, DOI: 10.1097/bot.0000000000002305.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPersistent nonunionLong bone nonunionOpen surgical interventionProspective multicenter studySignificant risk factorsAcute fracturesDevastating complicationIntraoperative specimensMulticenter studySurgical interventionFracture nonunionNonunion diagnosisRisk factorsNGS detectionNonunionUseful adjunctFracture healingClinical specimensPatientsClinical implicationsLevel IIMore casesNGS diagnosticsControl casesBacterial profiles