Custom-Made Antibiotic Cement-Coated Nail for the Treatment of Infected Bone Defect
Table 1
Patient no.
Age/sex
Bone
Classification
Initial treatment
Duration of infection (month)
Organism
1
49/M
Radius
Closed
LCP
3
MRSA
2
40/F
Radius
Closed
LCP
3
MRSA
3
30/F
Femur
Closed
ILN
3
Klebsiella
4
34/M
Tibia
Closed
LCP
9
—
5
45/M
Clavicle
Closed
LCP
8
—
6
44/M
Tibia
IIIB
Deb, ex-fix
3
Enterobacter cloacae+Enterococcus raffinosus
7
54/F
Tibia
IIIB
Deb, LCP
9
—
8
24/M
Tibia
Closed
LCP
3
Enterobacter cloacae
9
67/M
Tibia
IIIB
Deb, LCP
417
Staphylococcus haemolyticus
10
33/M
Femur
II
Deb, ILN
8
—
11
46/M
Tibia
IIIC
Deb, LCP
4
S. aureus
12
29/M
Tibia
IIIA
Deb, LCP
108
—
13
29/M
Femur
II
Deb, ILN
7
MRSA
14
60/M
Femur
IIIA
Deb, ILN
12
S. aureus
15
42/M
Femur
Closed
ILN
4
Enterobacter cloacae+MRSE
16
47/M
Femur
Closed
LCP
5
MRSA
17
59/F
Humerus
Closed
LCP
3
—
18
53/M
Tibia
Closed
LCP
3
—
19
64/M
Femur
Closed
LCP
480
Proteus mirabilis
Classification according to the Gustilo Anderson classification. Deb = debridement; ILN = intramedullary interlock nailing; ex-fix = external fixator; LCP = locking compression plate.