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

Figure 7

X-ray 1 year after internal fixation of the femoral shaft fracture (a). Debridement of bone cement after intramedullary nailing for 6 months (b). Bone grafting and CS/CP were performed immediately (c), at 6 weeks (d), at 3 months (e), and at 6 months (f). It showed that the CS/CP composite was partially absorbed 3 months after surgery (e), and the rate of absorption was almost comparable to that of new bone formation. Six months after surgery (d), the composite was completely absorbed and the new bone formation was almost complete, and the density of new bone was close to that of the surrounding bone. General images before (g) and after (h) treatment. CS/CP = calcium sulfate and calcium phosphate mixture.

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