Treatment of infected un-united femoral shaft fractures.
Twenty patients treated for osteomyelitis following intramedullary fixation of fractures of the femoral shaft were assessed from the standpoint of antibiotics, internal fixation, drainage, sequestrectomy and external support. Analysis of intramedullary fixation in the form of Küntscher nailing with respect to the rate of union, duration of treatment and number of operative procedures, suggests that rigid intramedullary fixation is superior to plates and screws and plays an important role in development of union in the presence of infection.
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001858:Bone Nails; D001860:Bone Plates; D001863:Bone Screws; D005264:Femoral Fractures / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*; D005594:Fracture Fixation, Intramedullary; D005596:Fractures, Closed / Q000601:surgery; D005597:Fractures, Open / Q000601:surgery; D005599:Fractures, Ununited / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D010019:Osteomyelitis / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000601:surgery*