Custom-Made Antibiotic Cement-Coated Nail for the Treatment of Infected Bone Defect

Figure 2

(a) Make the simulated 3D mold, (b) prepare the splint mold through the 3D printing technique, (c) fill the paraffin oil, (d) get a good match, (e) fill the cement to the splint mold, (f) place the nail in the center of the splint mold, and (g) tighten it. (h) The mold was removed after the cement sets. (i) The final diameter of the antibiotic cement-coated nail is 2 mm-6 mm thicker.

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