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Case Reports 2018 & Orthopedics-2018- Treatment of Proximal Femur Osteomyelitis Occurred After Proximal Femoral Nail Anti-Rotation Fixation, with Antibiotic Cementcoated Tibia Intramedullary Nail

Abstract

Antibiotic cement-coated intramedullary nails maintain a locally high antibiotic concentration while contributing to bone stability. We present a case of femoral subtrochanteric fracture in a patient with an infected nonunion who was successfully treated for an infection and nonunion using an antibiotic cement-coated tibial intramedullary nail.

Jongho Noh, Sehoon Jung and KeeHaeng Lee

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