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Infected nonunion of the humerus treated with an antibiotic cement rod. Case report
G Gallucci1, A Donndorff, J Boretto
1Institute of Orthopedics and Traumatology Prof. Dr. Carlos E. Ottolenghi Hospital Italiano, Buenos Aires, Argentine. gerardo.gallucci@hospitalitaliano.org.ar
Chirurgie De La Main
|October 2, 2007
Abstract:
The authors present a case of an infected nonunion of the humerus treated initially with reaming of the medullar canal followed by the introduction of an antibiotic-impregnated intramedullary rod. Reconstruction of the humerus with bone fixation and bone graft was performed in a second stage. The final result was healing of the fracture and a good functional result with no evidence of recurrence of infection at a 25 months follow up.