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Suggest Best Materials To Fill Bone Gaps After The Debridement
it has s been 4 months after bunionectomy and hammer toe arthroplasty. the bid toe is healed. The second toe has a fracture below and around the screw , the screw is unstable and needs to come out--no bone healing at all.... What are the best materials to use to filled the bone gaps after the debridement and then to hold it together without permanent hardware?
Mon, 9 Jun 2014
Hi,
If there is infected non union of second toe with screw in situ then first the implant needed to be removed and requires through debridment and stabalized with external fixator or simple k wire or preferably titanium pin And kept on injectable antibiotics according to culture and sensitive report . Once the infection subsided union occurs if it doesn't the bone graft can be given. If the infection doesn't subsides then amputation can be thought.
HOPE THIS WILL HELP
THANKS N REGARDS
If there is infected non union of second toe with screw in situ then first the implant needed to be removed and requires through debridment and stabalized with external fixator or simple k wire or preferably titanium pin And kept on injectable antibiotics according to culture and sensitive report . Once the infection subsided union occurs if it doesn't the bone graft can be given. If the infection doesn't subsides then amputation can be thought.
HOPE THIS WILL HELP
THANKS N REGARDS
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Hi,
If there is infected non union of second toe with screw in situ then first the implant needed to be removed and requires through debridment and stabalized with external fixator or simple k wire or preferably titanium pin And kept on injectable antibiotics according to culture and sensitive report . Once the infection subsided union occurs if it doesn't the bone graft can be given. If the infection doesn't subsides then amputation can be thought.
HOPE THIS WILL HELP
THANKS N REGARDS
If there is infected non union of second toe with screw in situ then first the implant needed to be removed and requires through debridment and stabalized with external fixator or simple k wire or preferably titanium pin And kept on injectable antibiotics according to culture and sensitive report . Once the infection subsided union occurs if it doesn't the bone graft can be given. If the infection doesn't subsides then amputation can be thought.
HOPE THIS WILL HELP
THANKS N REGARDS
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