ROLE OF ANTIBIOTIC IMPREGNATED CEMENT COATED INTRAMEDULLARY NAILING IN ORTHOPAEDICS

Pradeep Choudhari ,
Charchit Baurasi ,
Deepesh Mehta
Manish Patidar

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March 2023

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Introduction:Traditionally,thetreatmentstrategyofinfectednon-unionconsistedofsurgicaldebridementandthenasecondprocedureforstability.Theuseofanantibioticcementednailingforinfectednon-unionoftibiaandfemurfracturesavoidstheneedofmorethan1procedureasthenailprovidesstabilityandallowshigherconcentrationofantibioticatthelocalsitethanisachievablewithsystemicantibioticsandisassociatedwithfewersideeffect. MaterialandMethods:Thisisaprospectivestudyof12patientswithdiaphysealfractureoftibiaorfemurwithsignsofinfectionwhoweretreatedusingantibioticcementednailing.Patientswerefollowedupmonthlyfor3months.Infectioncontrolwasevaluatedintermsofclinical,haematologicalandmicrobiologicalparameters. Results:Atthetimeofpresentation11outof12patientshadpusdischarge,...

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