The role of low-grade infection in the pathogenesis of apparently aseptic tibial shaft nonunion

Aim of this study was to determine the rate of low-grade infection in patients with primarily as aseptic categorized tibial shaft nonunion and lack of clinical signs of infection.In a retrospective study between 2006 and 2013, all patients who underwent revision surgery for treatment of tibial shaft nonunion without clinical evidence of infection were assessed. Bacterial cultures harvested during nonunion revision, C-reactive protein (CRP)...