Use of Antibiotic-Loaded Polymethyl Methacrylate Beads in the Management of Musculoskeletal Sepsis — A Retrospective Study

Purpose. To assess the use of antibiotic-loaded polymethyl methacrylate beads in the management of chronic osteomyelitis of different aetiologies: infected osteosynthesis, infected open fractures, and haematogenous osteomyelitis. Methods. Records of 49 patients with chronic osteomyelitis who were tr...

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Main Authors: SP Mohanty, MN Kumar, NS Murthy
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2003-06-01
Series:Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/230949900301100115