ArticleBMC musculoskeletal disorders2015
Antibiotic-impregnated cement spacer as definitive management for osteomyelitis.
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- Evaluating the efficacy of combined flap coverage, antibiotic-loaded bone cement and negative pressure irrigation in traumatic osteomyelitis management.International wound journal · 2024Trial
- Management of Chronic Septic Arthritis and Osteomyelitis Following Hallux Valgus Correction With Staged Antibiotic Cement Spacer and Subsequent Bulk Allograft Arthrodesis.Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons. Global research & reviews · 2026Article
- Effectiveness of Antibiotic Cement-Coated Rods in the Management of Chronic Post-traumatic Osteomyelitis.Cureus · 2025Article
- [Effectiveness analysis of mini external fixator combined with bone cement spacer in treatment of gouty hallux rigidus with bone defect].Zhongguo xiu fu chong jian wai ke za zhi = Zhongguo xiufu chongjian waike zazhi = Chinese journal of reparative and reconstructive surgery · 2025Article
- Osteomyelitis as a Rare Complication in an 8-Year-Old Boy With Beta Thalassemia: A Case Report.Clinical case reports · 2025Article
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- Efficacy of Silver Nanoparticles-Loaded Bone Cement against an MRSA Induced-Osteomyelitis in a Rat Model.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2023Article
- Treatment of chronic osteomyelitis with antibiotic-impregnated polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA) - the Cierny approach: is the second stage necessary?BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2022Article
- Bioactive glass as dead space management following debridement of type 3 chronic osteomyelitis.International orthopaedics · 2020Article
- Antibiotic Impregnated Cement Dowel in a Tibial Stump to Salvage Infected Below-Knee Amputation in a Diabetic.Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons. Global research & reviews · 2019Article
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- Coating the plate with antibiotic cement to treat early infection after fracture fixation with retention of the implants: a technical note.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2018Article
- How Long Does Antimycobacterial Antibiotic-loaded Bone Cement Have In Vitro Activity for Musculoskeletal Tuberculosis?Clinical orthopaedics and related research · 2017Article
- Brodie abscess.CMAJ : Canadian Medical Association journal = journal de l'Association medicale canadienne · 2017Article
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Abstract
backgroundOsteomyelitis is a challenge for orthopaedic surgeons. There is a lack of scientific evidence to guide treatment. The purpose of this study was to report the clinical outcome of unplanned retention of antibiotic-impregnated cement spacer (ACS) in the management of osteomyelitis.
methodsEight patients (7 with tibial infections and 1 with a calcaneal infection) with osteomyelitis received radical debridement and insertion of an ACS into the bone defect as the definitive management. The mean follow-up period was 2 years (6 months to 4 years). All of these patients had a cement spacer in place.
resultsNo patient exhibited radiographic evidence of excessive bone loss. The patients reported no or occasional mild pain and exhibited complete weight-bearing abilities, with the exception of one patient who required a crutch because of a spinal cord injury. Signs of recurrence of the osteomyelitis were not noted in any of the patients, and no fractures occurred at last follow-up.
conclusionOur study suggests that a proportion of patients with unplanned retention of ACS appear to function well without necessarily requiring further surgical intervention.
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