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. 2021 Aug 1;35(Suppl 2):S46-S47.
doi: 10.1097/BOT.0000000000002182.

Tibia Antibiotic Intramedullary Nail

Lauren M Tatman  1 , Vamshi Gajari  2 , William T Obremskey  2
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Tibia Antibiotic Intramedullary Nail

Lauren M Tatman et al. J Orthop Trauma. .

Abstract

This video depicts the materials and steps for creating an antibiotic cement spacer in the form of an intramedullary nail and demonstrates how to insert the nail into a tibia. The indication for this patient was a history of a type 3B open tibia fracture 6 months before treated with an intramedullary nail that subsequently developed an infected nonunion.

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The authors report no conflict of interest.

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