Journal of Bone and Joint Infection
Journal of Bone and Joint Infection
JBJI
Articles | Volume 6, issue 4
Articles | Volume 6, issue 4
https://doi.org/10.5194/jbji-6-85-2021
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https://doi.org/10.5194/jbji-6-85-2021
© Author(s) 2021. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
Articles | Volume 6, issue 4
Brief report
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27 Jan 2021
Brief report |  | 27 Jan 2021

Fluorescent tetracycline bone labeling as an intraoperative tool to debride necrotic bone during septic hip revision: a preliminary case series

Ernesto Muñoz-Mahamud, Jenaro Ángel Fernández-Valencia, Andreu Combalia, Laura Morata, and Álex Soriano

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A plausible cause of persistent infection after septic hip revision may be the presence of nonviable osteomyelitic bone. We present our initial experience in hip revision for chronic infection in which fluorescent tetracycline bone labeling was used as an additional aid to provide a visual index of surgical bone debridement. In the present series, the use of this technique successfully aided the surgeon to detect the presence of nonviable bone.
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