%0 Journal Article
%T Permanent antibiotic impregnated intramedullary nail in diabetic limb salvage: a case report and literature review
%A Jason B. Woods
%A Nicholas J. Lowery
%A Patrick R. Burns
%J Diabetic Foot & Ankle
%D 2012
%I Co-Action Publishing
%R 10.3402/dfa.v2i0.11908
%X Managing complications after attempted hind foot and ankle arthrodesis with intramedullary nail fixation is a challenge. This situation becomes more problematic in the patient with diabetes mellitus and multiple comorbidities. Infection and subsequent osteomyelitis can be a devastating, limb threatening complication associated with these procedures. The surgeon must manage both the infectious process and the skeletal instability concurrently. This article provides a literature review and detailed management strategies for a modified technique of employing antibiotic impregnated polymethylmethacrylate-coated intramedullary nailing.
%K Charcot neuroarthropathy
%K infection
%K amputation
%K intramedullary nail
%K diabetic neuropathy
%K diabetic limb salvage
%U http://diabeticfootandankle.net/index.php/dfa/article/view/11908/pdf_1