Outcomes of cement beads and cement spacers in the treatment of bone defects associated with post-traumatic osteomyelitis

Outcomes of cement beads and cement spacers in the treatment of bone defects associated with post-traumatic osteomyelitis

Abstract Background Cement spacers (Masquelet technique) have traditionally been used for the treatment of segmental bone defects. However, no reports have used cement spacers for the treatment of small/partial segmental bone defects associated with osteomyelitis and compared the outcomes with cemen...

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Main Authors: Xu-sheng Qiu, Yi-xin Chen, Xiao-yang Qi, Hong-fei Shi, Jun-fei Wang, Jin Xiong
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-06-01
Series:BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders
Subjects:
Cement bead
Cement spacer
Masquelet technique
Osteomyelitis
Bone defect
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12891-017-1614-1

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