The Patient Who Has Osteomyelitis After Multiple Fractures Inquires What

The patient who has osteomyelitis after multiple fractures inquires what the physician meant when he said that surgery would follow the antibiotic therapy.The nurse's most helpful reply is to explain that surgery will be performed to:

A) Remove dead bone.
B) Close the open draining wound.
C) Close the area with casting material.
D) Amputate.