Due to road traffic accidents, fractures might happen at three or more places in the bones (comminuted fracture). Treating this (while being minimally invasive) is done with a procedure called minimally invasive plate osteosynthesis. In a comminuted fracture, along with the breakage in bone, bone fragments may also be present. This makes treatment all the more difficult. To avoid the disadvantages that are present in more conventional treatment methods, MIPO is done to reduce the possibility of infection as well as malunion and non-union. The other advantages of MIPO include:

• Reduction in the time taken for surgery
• Loss of blood is minimized
• Soft tissue harm is kept to a minimum
• Reduction in swelling
• Lesser recovery time

Debridement or sequestrectomy is done to accelerate healing in tissues in osteomyelitis. When a wound does not get better, removing the dead cells might start the healing process. Debridement reduces the possibility of infection and promotes growth of new, healthy cells. Debridement is done under anaesthesia, wherein the surgeon removes the dead tissue and (if need arises) puts a graft in place. When the procedure is done in conjunction with antibiotic instillation, the results are much better than when the procedure is done alone.