Inflammation after a fracture is actually the appearance of infection of the site, there are symptoms of infection mainly in the following areas: 1. redness, swelling, heat and pain at the fracture site, this symptom will be aggravated by more activities in the adjacent joints, and there will even be an increase in body temperature, if the fracture has a surgical incision exists, the incision in addition to the above-mentioned symptoms, there will also be obvious secretions, serious even purulent secretions exuded. 2. On top of the above symptoms, the fracture site may even form a sinus tract over time, and the wound will not heal over time, forming chronic osteomyelitis, which eventually leads to delayed healing of the fracture or even non-healing of the fracture, and there will be no obvious temperature increase or redness in this condition. If you suspect that the fracture is infected, you should immediately have the wound treated by a doctor or go to the hospital to disinfect the wound and apply antibiotics if necessary.