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https://doi.org/10.5194/jbji-6-457-2021
https://doi.org/10.5194/jbji-6-457-2021
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21 Dec 2021
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The effectiveness of antibiotic cement-coated nails in post-traumatic femoral and tibial osteomyelitis – comparative analysis of custom-made versus commercially available nails

Germán Garabano, Hernán del Sel, Joaquin Anibal Rodriguez, Leonel Perez Alamino, and Cesar Angel Pesciallo

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We present a series of patients with chronic post-traumatic osteomyelitis (CPTO) of the femur or tibia who were treated either with custom-made or commercially available antibiotic cement-coated nails. The overall infection control rate was 96.6 %, with reoperation and failure rates of 26.6 % and 3.3 %, respectively. Custom-made antibiotic-coated nails were associated with significantly longer operating times and higher rates of cement–nail debonding during removal.