title: Innovative strategies for the management of long bone infection: a review of the Masquelet technique.
abstract: Post-traumatic long bone osteomyelitis (PTOM) is a relatively frequent occurrence in patients with severe open fractures and requires treatment to prevent limb-threatening complications. The Masquelet technique represents a length-independent, two-staged reconstruction that involves the induction of a periosteal membrane and use of an antibiotic-impregnated cement spacer for the treatment of segmental bone loss that result from bone infection. In this review, we summarize recent developments regarding the diagnosis and treatment of long bone PTOM, with a special emphasis on the use of the Masquelet technique for reconstruction of wide diaphyseal defects.
authors.affiliation: University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, CO USA.
authors.forename: Vivek
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Chadayammuri
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI USA.
authors.forename: Mark
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hake
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Denver Health Medical Center, University of Colorado, School of Medicine, 777 Bannock Street, Denver, CO 80204 USA.
authors.forename: Cyril
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Mauffrey
keywords: Antibiotic; Defects; Diaphyseal; Fixation; Masquelet; ORIF; Osteomyelitis; Posttraumatic; Reconstruction