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Antibiotic Impregnated Cement Coated Ilizarov Rod For The Management Of Infected Non Union Of Long Bone.
Acta Orthopaedica Belgica 2017 December
The infected non union of the long bones in the presence of the intramedullary nail is a dreaded complication of fracture management. Around 7% patients may develop an infected non union of the long bones in intramedullary nailing. Amongst the various grades of infection, grade three infection is the most difficult to cure and manage as it involves an osteomyelitic bone. Amongst an array of therapeutic modalities, the two stage methods are commonly used with the first stage aimed at controlling the infection and the second stage at inducing union. This increases the number of surgical procedures. We used an Ilizarov threaded rod coated with antibiotic impregnated cement to replace the intramedullary nail with the idea of delivering higher concentration of antibiotic locally as well as provide stability. We achieved a union rate of 91% in a relatively small number of patients with this single procedure. The antibiotic impregnated cement coated Ilizarov rod that we used in our study achieves both infection control and union simultaneously and does not allow cement debonding at removal.
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