Antibiotic-impregnated calcium sulfate for the treatment of pediatric hematogenous osteomyelitis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Antibiotic-impregnated calcium sulfate has excellent curative efficacy in chronic osteomyelitis. However, its curative efficacy in pediatric hematogenous osteomyelitis has not been sufficiently studied. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the curative effects of antibiotic-impregnated calcium sulfate in the treatment of pediatric hematogenous osteomyelitis.

Methods

Overall, twenty-one pediatric patients with hematogenous osteomyelitis treated at our hospital between 2013 and 2018 were included for assessment. The clinical history, clinical manifestation, infection recurrence rate, sinus leakage, incision leakage, pathological fractures, bone growth and surgical procedures were analyzed.

Results

The infection recurrence rate was 0% (0/21) at a minimum

SUBMITTER: Tao R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9783740 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature