The use of gentamicin-coated nails in the tibia

• Verfasst von: Fuchs, Thomas [VerfasserIn]
• Verfasst von: Stange, Richard [VerfasserIn]
• Verfasst von: Schmidmaier, Gerhard [VerfasserIn]
• Verfasst von: Raschke, Michael J. [VerfasserIn]
• Titel: The use of gentamicin-coated nails in the tibia
• Titelzusatz: preliminary results of a prospective study
• Verf.angabe: Thomas Fuchs, Richard Stange, Gerhard Schmidmaier, Michael J. Raschke
• E-Jahr: 2011
• Jahr: 24 May 2011
• Umfang: 7 S.
• Fussnoten: Gesehen am 25.05.2023
• Titel Quelle: Enthalten in: Archives of orthopaedic and trauma surgery
• Ort Quelle: Berlin : Springer, 1903
• Jahr Quelle: 2011
• Band/Heft Quelle: 131(2011), 10 vom: Okt., Seite 1419-1425
• ISSN Quelle: 1434-3916
• DOI: doi:10.1007/s00402-011-1321-6
• Datenträger: Online-Ressource
• Sprache: eng
• Sach-SW: Antibiotic coating
• Sach-SW: Bone infection
• Sach-SW: Intramedullary nailing
• Sach-SW: Open fracture
• Sach-SW: Osteomyelitis
• Sach-SW: Soft tissue management
• Sach-SW: Tibia
• K10plus-PPN: 1846213320

Abstract

The use of antibiotic-coated implants may reduce the rate of infection and facilitate fracture healing after surgical treatment of tibial shaft fractures. A new biodegradable gentamicin-loaded coating of an implant (UTN PROtect®) was CE-certified in August 2005. In this prospective, non-randomized case series, we investigated the clinical, laboratory and radiological outcomes of 21 patients who underwent surgical treatment in closed or open tibial fractures, as well as revisions with the UTN PROtect® gentamicin-coated intramedullary nail.