Research Article
Custom-Made Antibiotic Cement-Coated Nail for the Treatment of Infected Bone Defect
| | Patient no. | Bone defect (cm) | Infection control | Duration of infection control (weeks) | Secondary procedure | Healing condition |
| | Group1 () | | | | | | | 1 | 0.6 | Control | 12 | None | Primary healing | | 2 | 1.5 | Control | 16 | None | Primary healing | | 3 | 2.0 | Control | 15 | None | Primary healing | | 4 | 2.1 | Control | 24 | None | — | | 5 | 2.5 | Control | 12 | BG+LCP | Healing | | Group 2 () | | | | | | | 6 | 4.4 | Control | 26 | CS/CP+BG+LCP+ex-fix | Healing | | 7 | 5.3 | Control | 13 | None | — | | 8 | 5.6 | Control | 16 | CS+BG | Healing | | 9 | 6.0 | Control | 12 | None | — | | 10 | 6.3 | Control | 12 | BG+LCP+ILN | Healing | | 11 | 7.5 | Control | 16 | CS/CP+BG+ILN | Healing | | 12 | 9.4 | Control | 13 | CS/CP+BG | Healing | | 13 | 9.4 | Control | 16 | CS/CP+BG+LCP | Healing | | 14 | 9.8 | Control | 12 | BG+LCP+ILN | Healing | | 15 | 10.4 | Control | 12 | BG+LCP | Healing | | 16 | 11.6 | Control | 12 | CS+BG+ILN | Healing | | 17 | 12.9 | Control | 32 | CS/CP+BG+LCP | Healing | | 18 | 12.9 | Control | 16 | CS+BG+ILN | Healing | | 19 | 15.0 | Control | 12 | None | — |
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Deb = debridement; ILN = intramedullary interlock nailing; ex-fix = external fixator; LCP = locking compression plate; BG = bone graft; CS = calcium sulfate; CS/CP = calcium sulfate and calcium phosphate mixture.
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