A comparison of clinical and radiological outcomes between two different biodegradable local antibiotic carriers used in the single-stage surgical management of long bone osteomyelitis

A comparison of clinical and radiological outcomes between two different biodegradable local antibiotic carriers used in the single-stage surgical management of long bone osteomyelitis

Aims: Dead-space management, following dead bone resection, is an important element of successful chronic osteomyelitis treatment. This study compared two different biodegradable antibiotic carriers used for dead-space management, and reviewed clinical and radiological outcomes. All cases underwent...

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Main Authors: Jamie Ferguson, Jonathan Bourget-Murray, Andrew J. Hotchen, David Stubbs, Martin McNally
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: The British Editorial Society of Bone & Joint Surgery 2023-07-01
Series:Bone & Joint Research
Subjects:
osteomyelitis
local antibiotics
bone infection
surgery
healing
radiological outcomes
antibiotics
infections
wound
calcium sulphate
chronic osteomyelitis
subsequent fracture
clinical outcomes
excision
Online Access:https://online.boneandjoint.org.uk/doi/epdf/10.1302/2046-3758.127.BJR-2022-0305.R2

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https://online.boneandjoint.org.uk/doi/epdf/10.1302/2046-3758.127.BJR-2022-0305.R2

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