INNOVATIVE TREATMENT OF ACUTE AND CHRONIC OSTEOMYELITIS OF THE LOWER EXTREMITY: CASE SERIES OF 33 PATIENTS

Aim The current treatment concepts of acute and chronic osteitis are associated with unsolved challenges and problems, underlining the need for ongoing medical research. The invention and prevalence of an absorbable, gentamicin-loaded ceramic bone graft, that is well injectable for orthopedic trauma and bone infections, enlarges the treatment scope regarding the rise of posttraumatic deep bone infections. This substance can be used either for infection, dead-space, or reconstruction management. The bone cement, eluting antibiotics continuously to the surrounding tissue, outperforms the intravenous antibiotic therapy and enhances the local concentration levels efficiently. This study aims to evaluate the power and practicability of bone cement in several locations of bone infections. Method The occurrence of posttraumatic infections with acute or chronic osteitis increases in trauma surgery along with progression of high impact injuries and consecutively high incidence of e.g. open fractures. We present a ...