INITIAL RESULT OF SURGERY TREATMENT FOR INFECTION AFTER FRACTURE FIXATION USING ANTIBIOTIC- LOADED POLYMETHYLMETHACRYLATE BEADS AND SPACER

Lê Vinh Đoàn1,, Mạnh Sơn Lê1, Văn Phan Nguyễn1, Thành Luân Nguyễn1, Vũ Anh Quang Phạm1, Đức Quang Ngô1, Văn Đạt Nguyễn1, Đình Thắng Vũ1, Trọng Hùng Đỗ1
1 GERMANY FRIENDSHIP HOSPITAL

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This study was conducted on 37 infected patients after surgery for internal fixation and external fixation who were treated at Viet Duc Hospital from 8/ 2021 to 8/2022 by using antibiotic-loaded polymethylmethacrylate beads and spacer. Objectives: Evalute the initial result of surgery treatment for infection after fracture fixation using antibiotic-loaded polymethylmethacrylate beads and spacer. Methods: This is a descriptive prospective study. We selected patients according to selection criteria, perform 2-stage surgery, re-examine and evaluate results after surgery 6 months. Results: At six- month posoperative, 1 patient (2.7%) had to re-operate due to recurrent infection, 36 patients (97.3%) had good scar healing, no fistula, no sign of recurrent infection. On X-ray, out of 36 patients, 33 patients (91.7%) have bone union, 2 patients (5.6%) have delayed union and 1 patient (2.7%) has non union, that was required a bone graft surgery. Conclusions: Surgery treatment for infection after fracture fixation using antibiotic- loaded polymethylmethacrylate is safe, effective, with few complications, high cure rate and high bone union rate.

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