Osseous union after antibiotic cement application with retention of stable orthopaedic hardware in fracture-related infections without union
The results of this study suggest that application of antibiotic cement to retained plates/screws for ORIF during treatment of both acute fracture infections and acutely infected nonunions is a viable technique to achieve osseous union. Hardware removal may be required in some cases. Use of this technique supports fracture healing and local infection control, while maintaining construct stability long enough to achieve fracture union.
Authors
- D Mansour (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4637-8880)
- Tannor Court (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0954-2530)
- Rahul Vaidya (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6870-6091)
- Hunter Ross (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8287-8057)
- Daniel Cavazos (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6650-9243)
- Trey D VanAken
Institutions
- Wayne State University (US)
- Detroit Medical Center (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- OTA International The Open Access Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma
- Published
- 2025-08-15
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1097/oi9.0000000000000415
- Primary Topic
- Orthopedic Infections and Treatments
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00