ReviewEuropean journal of trauma and emergency surgery : official publication of the European Trauma Society2016
The use of Reamer-irrigator-aspirator in the management of long bone osteomyelitis: an update.
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- Complications associated using the reamer-irrigator -aspirator (RIA) system: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Archives of orthopaedic and trauma surgery · 2023Pooled it
- Complications associated using the reamer-irrigator -aspirator (RIA) system: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Archives of orthopaedic and trauma surgery · 2023Pooled it
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- Current Concepts of Fracture-Related Infection.International journal of clinical practice · 2023Review
- Functionalization of Synthetic Bone Substitutes.International journal of molecular sciences · 2021Review
- Chronic osteomyelitis caused byIDCases · 2021Article
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- Eradication of Acinetobacter baumannii/Enterobacter cloacae complex in an open proximal tibial fracture and closed drop foot correction with a multidisciplinary approach using the Taylor Spatial FrameEuropean journal of medical research · 2019Article
- 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
- Reamer-Irrigator-Aspirator Multiuse Application in the Treatment of Chronic Osteomyelitis.Journal of orthopaedic case reports · 2019Article
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- Post-traumatic osteomyelitis: an unresolved conundrum in orthopedic trauma surgery.European journal of trauma and emergency surgery : official publication of the European Trauma Society · 2016Article
- Non-unions.Clinical cases in mineral and bone metabolism : the official journal of the Italian Society of Osteoporosis, Mineral Metabolism, and Skeletal DiseasesReview
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Abstract
purposeReamer-irrigator-aspirator (RIA) is an innovative device that its indications have recently been expanded to the management of long bone infections.
methodsIn this narrative review, we summarise the most important studies in the field and we present the current open questions pertaining to the use of RIA in the management of osteomyelitis of long bones.
resultsThe relevant literature is sparse and low quality. Nevertheless, the use of RIA for infected cases has yielded promising outcomes in specialised centres. Technical aspects that merit special attention in osteomyelitis of long bones are its inapplicability in small diameter long bones, the inadequate debridement of wide metaphyseal areas and the potential bleeding sequelae. The use of RIA in open fracture management to reduce infection risk has not gained acceptance. The antibiotic impregnated nails and rods constitute a complimentary strategy for the management of infections.
conclusionsThe use of RIA for the management of long bone infections is an innovative and promising strategy. High quality studies are needed to shed light in its efficacy compared to conventional methods of management of osteomyelitis of long bones.
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