Intramedullary Antibiotic Depot Does Not Preclude Successful Intramedullary Lengthening or Compression
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
12-28-2020
Publication Title
Journal of orthopaedic trauma
Abstract
The challenging problem of long bone infection and limb length difference cannot be addressed using only an antibiotic-coated nonmagnetic static nail. The combined use of resorbable calcium sulfate and magnetic lengthening nails offers a possible solution to this dilemma, as well as for infected nonunions that require compression. We present a combined technique to treat or prevent infection using femoral or tibial intramedullary antibiotic delivery with an absorbable calcium sulfate depot and concomitant internal lengthening or compression using a nail. Adequate débridement is required in cases of established infection and is a prerequisite for this technique.
PubMed ID
33395176
Volume
35(8)
Recommended Citation
Rivera, Jessica C.; McClure, Philip K.; Fragomen, Austin T.; Mehta, Samir; Rozbruch, S Robert; and Conway, Janet D., "Intramedullary Antibiotic Depot Does Not Preclude Successful Intramedullary Lengthening or Compression" (2020). School of Medicine Faculty Publications. 1739.
https://digitalscholar.lsuhsc.edu/som_facpubs/1739