A RETROSPECTIVE CASE-SERIES ON THE USE OF S53P4 BIOACTIVE GLASS FOR THE ADJUNCTIVE TREATMENT OF SEPTIC DIAPHYSEAL NON-UNION

A RETROSPECTIVE CASE-SERIES ON THE USE OF S53P4 BIOACTIVE GLASS FOR THE ADJUNCTIVE TREATMENT OF SEPTIC DIAPHYSEAL NON-UNION

ABSTRACT Objective: Non-union and persistence of infection at a fracture site for long periods are always described as a challenge to orthopedists, especially in cases of severe compound fractures with comminution and segmental bone loss. This is a case series of septic non-unions, using S53P4 bioa...

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Main Authors: Guilherme Pelosini Gaiarsa, Paulo Roberto dos Reis, Kodi Edson Kojima, Jorge Santos Silva, Ana Lucia Lei Munhoz Lima
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Ortopedia e Traumatologia 2019-10-01
Series:Acta Ortopédica Brasileira
Subjects:
Bone Diseases, Infectious
Fracture Healing
Bone Substitutes
Fractures, Ununited
Fracture Fixation
Osteomyelitis
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1413-78522019000500273&tlng=en

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