SynthesisBioMed research international2015
Custom-Made Antibiotic Cement Nails in Orthopaedic Trauma: Review of Outcomes, New Approaches, and Perspectives.
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10 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 26 citations in OpenAlex.
- Antibiotic cement coating in orthopedic surgery: a systematic review of reported clinical techniques.Journal of orthopaedics and traumatology : official journal of the Italian Society of Orthopaedics and Traumatology · 2021Pooled it
- Custom-Made Antibiotic Cement-Coated Nail for the Treatment of Infected Bone Defect.BioMed research international · 2021Trial
- Comparison of antibiotic-impregnated bone cement coverage versus vacuum sealing drainage in semi-open bone grafting using for tibial fracture with infected bone and soft tissue defect: a retrospective analysis.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2023Article
- Coated nails: is their use supported by the literature?OTA international : the open access journal of orthopaedic trauma · 2021Article
- Cement beads and cement spacers: indications, techniques, and clinical results.OTA international : the open access journal of orthopaedic trauma · 2021Article
- The effectiveness of antibiotic cement-coated nails in post-traumatic femoral and tibial osteomyelitis - comparative analysis of custom-made versus commercially available nails.Journal of bone and joint infection · 2021Article
- Evidence-Based Recommendations for Local Antimicrobial Strategies and Dead Space Management in Fracture-Related Infection.Journal of orthopaedic trauma · 2020Review
- Commercially available antibiotic-laden PMMA-covered locking nails for the treatment of fracture-related infections - A retrospective case analysis of 10 cases.Journal of bone and joint infection · 2019Article
- Intramedullary reaming modality for management of postoperative long bone infection: a prospective randomized controlled trial in 44 patients.Patient safety in surgery · 2019Article
- The use of Reamer-irrigator-aspirator in the management of long bone osteomyelitis: an update.European journal of trauma and emergency surgery : official publication of the European Trauma Society · 2016Review
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Abstract
Since the first description in 2002 by Paley and Herzenberg, antibiotic bone cement nails (ACNs) have become an effective tool in the orthopaedic trauma surgeons' hands. They simultaneously elute high amounts of antibiotics into medullary canal dead space and provide limited stability to the debrided long bone. In this paper, we perform a systematic review of current evidence on ACNs in orthopaedic trauma and provide an up-to-date review of the indications, operative technique, failure mechanisms, complications, outcomes, and outlooks for the ACNs use in long bone infection.
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