Research Article

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

Table 1


Patient no.Age/sexBoneClassificationInitial treatmentDuration of infection (month)Organism

149/MRadiusClosedLCP3MRSA
240/FRadiusClosedLCP3MRSA
330/FFemurClosedILN3Klebsiella
434/MTibiaClosedLCP9
545/MClavicleClosedLCP8
644/MTibiaIIIBDeb, ex-fix3Enterobacter cloacae+Enterococcus raffinosus
754/FTibiaIIIBDeb, LCP9
824/MTibiaClosedLCP3Enterobacter cloacae
967/MTibiaIIIBDeb, LCP417Staphylococcus haemolyticus
1033/MFemurIIDeb, ILN8
1146/MTibiaIIICDeb, LCP4S. aureus
1229/MTibiaIIIADeb, LCP108
1329/MFemurIIDeb, ILN7MRSA
1460/MFemurIIIADeb, ILN12S. aureus
1542/MFemurClosedILN4Enterobacter cloacae+MRSE
1647/MFemurClosedLCP5MRSA
1759/FHumerusClosedLCP3
1853/MTibiaClosedLCP3
1964/MFemurClosedLCP480Proteus mirabilis

Classification according to the Gustilo Anderson classification. Deb = debridement; ILN = intramedullary interlock nailing; ex-fix = external fixator; LCP = locking compression plate.