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11332613

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1
pubmed:dateCreated
2001-5-2
pubmed:abstractText
Implant sepsis. due to previous external fixator pin track infection, is the most common complication of secondary intramedullary (IM) nailing of the tibia. We have developed an animal model, which allows different treatment methods to be studied. Using an established ovine model of a pin track infection, Staphylococcus aureus was used to infect the external fixator pins, two weeks prior to reamed IM nailing. In the control group, the animals were killed at a mean of 10.5 days following nailing, when widespread infection was evident, with septic arthritis, abscess formation, and infection of the entire length of the tibia in all six animals. In the treatment group, before IM nailing, the pin sites were debrided, and both local and systemic antibiotics were administered. All surgical wounds healed without evidence of infection, 4 of the 6 animals survived for 28 days, and bacteria were only isolated from 1 of the 6 implants. Treatment was successful at reducing, but not eliminating, infection after secondary nailing.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jan
pubmed:issn
0736-0266
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
19
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
155-9
pubmed:dateRevised
2003-11-14
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2001
pubmed:articleTitle
Spread of infection, in an animal model, after intramedullary nailing of an infected external fixator pin track.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Biomedical Sciences, DERA Porton Down, Salishury, Wiltshire, UK.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article