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Osteomyelitis
A 24 year old decided to cut down stray limbs of his 40 foot maple tree. He has had 10 beers and he is 10 feet high. He revs up his chainsaw. He cuts down through a limb, loses his balances and falls. While he is falling the chainsaw cuts through his femur leaving a compound fracture. After 3 hours he is taken to the ER and stabilized. Antibiotics are ordered. Now that he is alive and stable, what are we most concerned about in regards to the fracture?