Ankle fractures are one of the most common injuries in traumatology. It is the fourth most
common fracture in general population after hip, wrist, and hand fractures. These injuries
are the second cause of hospitalization due to fractures.
Surgical site infections can be divided according to the Center of Disease Control (CDC) in
superficial surgical site infections whose are defined as any infection that happens within
the next 30 days after the procedure, they involve only the skin and subcutaneous tissue of
the incision, and the patient presents at least one of the following: purulent drainage of
the superficial incision, microorganisms isolation from an aseptically obtained culture of
body fluid or tissue or the pain existence, tenderness or local inflammation at the
superficial incision site despite negative cultures. Also, a diagnosis made by the surgeon or
attending medic.