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Xia Jiang1, Guoqing Jiao1, Mingqiu Li1
1Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Wuxi People's Hospital/Wuxi Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Wuxi, China.
Abstract:
A 67-year-old male presented with sternal dehiscence following open cardiac surgery. Extensive debridement and attempted closure failed, and the wound had since been managed with vacuum-assisted closure therapy, with little progress. We treated him with antibiotic-loaded bone cement to repair the wound defect. After 3 weeks, the wound healed with excellent result. To our knowledge, this is the first report of antibiotic-loaded bone cement for deep sternal wound infection.
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