Incidence and risk factors of recurrence in limb osteomyelitis patients after antibiotic-loaded cement spacer for definitive bone defect treatment.
Wu H, Sun D, Wang S, Jia C, Shen J, Wang X, Hou C, Xie Z, Luo F.
Wu H, et al.
Bone Joint Res. 2023 Aug 2;12(8):467-475. doi: 10.1302/2046-3758.128.BJR-2022-0413.R2.
Bone Joint Res. 2023.
PMID: 37527825
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After a mean of 50 months' (24 to 96) follow-up, 53 (16.9%) patients had infection recurrence including 32 tibiae, ten femora, ten calcanea, and one humerus. Of all patients with recurrence, 30 (9.6%) occurred within one year and 39 (12.4%) within two years. ...
After a mean of 50 months' (24 to 96) follow-up, 53 (16.9%) patients had infection recurrence including 32 tibiae, ten femora, ten calcan …