Hydroxyapatite-coated compared with stainless steel external fixation pins did not show impact in the rate of pin track infection: a multicenter prospective study.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

Infection at the pin site remains the most common complication of external fixators (EFs). It is known that hydroxyapatite (HA)-coated pins increase bone adhesion and may lead to reduced rates of reported infections. The present study compares the rates of pin track infection associated with stainless steel and HA-coated pins.

Methods

This is a prospective, multicenter, nonrandomized, comparative intervention study among patients undergoing surgical treatment with EFs of any type between April 2018 and October 2021. Patients were followed up until the removal of the EF, or the end of the study period (ranging from 1 to 27.6 months). The definition of pin track infection was based upon the Maz-Oxford-Nuffield (MON) pin infection grading system.

Results

Overall,

SUBMITTER: Stoffel C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9918829 | biostudies-literature | 2023 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature