A Study of Role of Antibiotic Coated Bone Cement in Management of Infected Implant in Orthopaedic Surgeries

Abstract

BACKGROUNDInfection in Orthopaedic surgery is a disaster for both patient and the surgeon with an infected implant in a fracture surgery resulting in bad outcomes ranging from Osteomyelitis to non-union and septicaemia. In a majority of such cases, the infection settles only after removal of the implant. In our study, we tried to retain the implant by using antibiotic coated bone cement to get rid of the infection.The aim was successful eradication of infection, with the patient remaining infection-free for 1 year.