Effectiveness of Antibiotic Cement-Coated Rods in the Management of Chronic Post-traumatic Osteomyelitis
Antibiotic cement-coated rods demonstrate high short-term effectiveness in infection control and bone healing in CPTO. However, further multicenter studies with longer follow-up and standardized microbiological reporting are warranted to confirm long-term efficacy and reproducibility.
Authors
- Maria Ahmad (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8179-9592)
- Mansoor Ahmed Khan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3702-3754)
- Uday Mahajan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0008-6495-1266)
- Haroon Yousaf
- Atizaz Ali Jan
- Muhammad Naqqash
Institutions
- University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust (GB)
- Faculdade de Medicina de Marília (BR)
- Abdul Wali Khan University Mardan (PK)
- Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham (GB)
- Khyber Teaching Hospital (PK)
- Saidu Teaching Hospital (PK)
- University Hospital Crosshouse (GB)
- Hayatabad Medical Complex (PK)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Cureus
- Published
- 2025-11-12
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.7759/cureus.96685
- Primary Topic
- Orthopedic Infections and Treatments
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00