Infected tibial nonunions (1981-1995). The evolution of change

Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research

Volumn 360, Issue , 1999, Pages 97-105

  Cierny III, George ^a,b  

^a Resurgens Orthopaedics   (United States)

^b EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BONE INFECTION; BONE REMODELING; CONFERENCE PAPER; DEBRIDEMENT; FRACTURE EXTERNAL FIXATION; FRACTURE NONUNION; HUMAN; LIMB SALVAGE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OSTEOMYELITIS; OSTEOSYNTHESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOGRAPHY; TIBIA; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 0033062710     PISSN: 0009921X     EISSN: 15281132     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00003086-199903000-00012     Document Type: Conference Paper

References (69)

1. Ad Hoc Committee of the Committee on Trauma, Division of Medical Sciences, National Academy of Sciences - National Research Council: Post operative wound infections: The influence of ultraviolet irradiation of the operating room and various other factors. Ann Surg 160 (Suppl):1, 1964.
2. Adams K, Couch L, Cierny III G, Calhoun J, Mader JT: In vitro and in vivo evaluation of antibiotic diffusion from antibiotic-impregnated polymethylmethacrylate beads. Clin Orthop 278: 244-252, 1992.
3. Anderson R: An automatic method of treatment for fractures of the tibia and fibula. Surg Gynecol Obstet 58:639-648, 1934.
4. Ballantyne G, Mader JT, Cierny III G: Infected malunion of the femur. Orthop Consult 7: 4-8, 1986.
5. Berry DJ, Chandler HP, Reilly DT: The use of bone allografts in two-stage reconstruction after failure of hip replacements due to infection. J Bone Joint Surg 73A: 1460-1468, 1991.
6. Bowen CVA, Botsford DJ, Hudak PL, Evans PJ: Microsurgical treatment of septic nonunion of the tibia. Clin Orthop 332: 52-61, 1996.
7. Brown P: The prevention of infection on open wounds. Clin Orthop 96:254, 1973.
8. Buchholz HW, Gartmann HD: Infektions prophylaxe und operative behandlung der schleichenden tiden infektion bei der totalen endoprothese. Chirugia 43: 446-453, 1972.
9. Burri C, Passler HH, Henkemeyer H: Treatment of posttraumatic osteomyelitis with bone, soft tissue, and skin defects. J Trauma 13:799-810, 1973.
10. Calhoun JH, Mader JT: Treatment of osteomyelitis with a biodegradable antibiotic implant. Clin Orthop 341:206-214, 1997.
11. Campanacci M, Zaanoli S: Double tibiofibular synostosis (fibula pro tibia) for non-union and delayed union of the tibia: End result review of one hundred seventy-one cases. J Bone Joint Surg 48A: 44-56, 1966.
12. Chang CC, Merritt K: Infection at the site of implanted materials with and without pre-adhered bacteria. J Orthop Res 12: 526-531, 1994.
13. Cierny III G: The Classification and Treatment of Adult Osteomyelitis. In Evarts CM (ed). Surgery of the Musculoskeletal System. New York, Churchill Livingstone 15-35, 1983.
14. Cierny III G: Managing the Debridement Defect. In Coombs RRH, Fitzgerald RH (eds). Infection in the Orthopaedic Patient. London, Butterworth Publishers 45-52, 1987.
15. Cierny III G: The Classification and Treatment of Adult Osteomyelitis. In Evarts CM (ed). Surgery of the Musculoskeletal System. Ed 2. New York, Churchill Livingstone 4337-4380, 1989.
16. Cierny III G, Byrd HS, Jones RE: Primary versus delayed soft tissue coverage for severe open tibial fractures. Clin Orthop 178: 54-63, 1983.
17. Cierny III G, Mader JT, Couch L: Adjunctive local antibiotics in the management of contaminated orthopaedic wounds. Orthop Trans 10:465, 1983.
18. Cierny G, Mader JT, Pennincx JJ: A clinical staging for adult osteomyelitis. Cont Orthop 10:17-37 1985.
19. Cierny III G, Matava M, Zorn KE: Cancellous bone grafting in the presence of bacterial contamination: Indications, methods, long-term Results. Orthop Trans 14:633, 1990.
20. Cierny III G, Nahai F: Dialogue: Lower extremity reconstruction: Part II. Persp Plast Surg 2:109-121, 1988.
21. Cierny III G, Tetsworth K, Zorn KE: Arthodesis for sepsis at the knee: external vs. medullary fixation. Orthop Trans 18:1128, 1994-1995.
22. Cierny III G, Zorn KE: Segmental tibial defects: Comparing conventional and Ilizarov methodologies. Clin Orthop 301:118-123, 1994.
23. Clawson DK, Dunn AW: Management of common bacterial infections of bones and joints. J Bone Joint Surg 49A:164-182, 1967.
24. Cobbett JR: Free digital transfer: Report of a case of transfer of a great toe to replace an amputated thumb. J Bone Joint Surg 51B: 677-679, 1969.
25. Duwelius PJ, Swiontkowski MF, Schmidt AH: Laser doppler flowmetry in the assessment of osteomyelitis. Compl Orthop: Summer 44, 1994.
26. Fitzgerald Jr. RH, Irons GB, Ruttle PE, et al: Local muscle flaps in the treatment of chronic osteomyelitis. J Bone Joint Surg 67A:175-185, 1985.
27. Friedrich B, Klaue P: Mechanical stability and posttraumatic osteitis: An experimental evaluation of the relation between infection of bone and internal fixation. Injury 9:23-29, 1982.
28. Ger R: Muscle transposition for treatment and prevention of chronic posttraumatic osteomyelitis of the tibia. J Bone Joint Surg 59A: 784-791, 1977.
29. Greene WB (ed): Musculoskeletal Sepsis. AAOS Instructional Course Lectures. Vol 39. St Louis, CV Mosby 495-508, 1990.
30. Gristina, AG, Costerton JW: Bacterial adherence and the glycocalyx and their role in musculoskeletal infection. Orthop Clin North Am 15:517-535, 1984.
31. Harmon PH: A simplified surgical approach to the posterior tibia for bone grafting and fibular transference. J Bone Joint Surg 27A: 496-501, 1945.
32. Heppenstall RB, Goodwin CW, Brighton CT: Fracture healing in the presence of chronic hypoxia. J Bone Joint Surg 58A:1153-1156, 1997.
33. Huntington TW: Case of bone transference. Ann Surg 41:249-252, 1905.
34. Ilizarov GA: The tension-stress effect of the genesis and growth of tissues: Part 1. The influence of stability of fixation and soft tissue preservation. Clin Orthop 238: 249-281, 1989.
35. Ilizarov GA: The tension-stress effect on the genesis and growth of tissues: Part II. The influence of the rate and frequency of distraction. Clin Orthop 239: 236-285, 1989.
36. Jabob EJ, Cierny III G, Fallon MT, McNeill JF, Siderys GS; Evaluation of biodegradable Cefazolin sodium microspheres for the prevention of infection in rabbits with experimental open tibial fractures stabilized with internal fixation. J Orthop Res 11:404-411, 1993
37. Karlstrom G, Olerud S: Percutaneous pin fixation of open tibial fractures. J Bone Joint Surg 57A: 915-924, 1975.
38. Kelly PJ, Wilkowske CJ, Washington II JA: Chronic osteomyelitis in the adult. Curr Pract Orthop Surg 6:120-127, 1975.
39. Kendall RW, Duncan CP, Beauchamp CP: Bacterial growth on antibiotic-loaded acrylic cement. J Arthroplasty 10:817-820, 1995.
40. Klemm K: Die Behandlung Chronischer Knowcken Infektionen Mit Gentamicin PMMA Ketten und Kulgen. In Contzen HE (ed). Gentamicin-PMMA-Kette. Symposium Muchen. Germany, Verlag fur Lehrmittel, Munich, Wissenschaft und Forschung 20-22, 1976.
41. Klemm K, Henry SL, Seligson D: The treatment of infection after interlocking nailing. Tech Orthop 3:54-60, 1988.
42. Levin SL, Maynor ML, Moon RE, et al: Chronic osteomyelitis of the tibia: Treatment with hyperbaric oxygen and autogenous microsurgical muscle transplantation. J South Orthop Assoc 7:43-48, 1998.
43. Lortat-Jacob A, Guiziou B, Ramadier JO: Fractures infectees de jambe. Revue de Chirurgie Orthop 71: 515-526, 1985.
44. Mathes SJ, Alpert BS, Chang N: Use of the muscle flap in chronic osteomyelitis: Experimental and clinical correlation. Plast Reconstr Surg 69: 815-829, 1982
45. Matthew SJ, Feng LJ, Hunt TK: Coverage of the infected wound. Ann Surg 198: 420-429, 1983.
46. Matti H; Uber freie transplantation von knochenspongiosa. Arch Klin Chir 168: 236-245, 1932.
47. McCraw JB, Dibbell DG, Carraway JH: Clinical definition of independent myocutaneous vascular territories. Plast Reconstr Surg 53: 526-535, 1976.
48. McLean DH, Buncke HJ: Autotransplant of omentum to a large scalp defect, with microsurgical revascularization. Plast Reconstr Surg 49:268-270, 1972.
49. Moussa FW, Anglen JO, Gehrke JC, Christenssen G, Simpson WA: The significance of cultures from orthopaedic fixation devices in the absence of clinical infection. Am J Orthop 617-620, 1997.
50. Musculoskeletal Sepsis Society: Eighth Annual Scientific Meeting. St Louis, CO. Denver, (CME) Education Design 1998.
51. Nahai F: Soft tissue reconstruction of the lower extremity. Persp Plast Surg 1: 76-88, 1987.
52. O'Brien BM, Henderson PN, Bennett RC, Crock GW: Microvascular surgical techniques. Med J Aust 1:722-728, 1970.
53. Ostermann PAW, Seligson D, Henry SL: Local antibiotic therapy for severe open fractures: A review of 1085 consecutive cases. Joint Bone J Surg 77B: 93-97, 1995.
54. Papineau LJ: Osteocutaneous resection-reconstruction in diaphyseal osteomyelitis. Clin Orthop 101: 306, 1974.
55. Patzakis MJ, Wilkins J, Kumar J, et al: Comparison of the results of bacterial cultures from multiple sites in chronic osteomyelitis of long bones. J Bone Joint Surg 76A:664-666, 1994.
56. Perry CR, Pearson RL, Miller GA: Accuracy of cultures of material from swabbing of the superficial aspect of the wound and needle biopsy in preoperative assessment of osteomyelitis: J Bone Joint Surg 73A:745-749, 1991.
57. Shannon JG, Woolhouse FM, Eisinger PJ: The treatment of chronic osteomyelitis by saucerization and immediate skin grafting. Clin Orthop 96: 98-107, 1973.
58. Taylor AR, Maudsley RH: Instillation-suction technique in chronic osteomyelitis. J Bone Joint Surg 52B:88-91, 1970.
59. Taylor GI, Miller GDH, Ham FJ; The free vascularized bone graft: A clinical extension of microvascular techniques. Plast Reconstr Surg 55:533-539, 1973.
60. Tonnesen PA, Heerfordt J, Pers M: 150 open fractures of the tibial shaft - The relation between necrosis of the skin and delayed union. Acta Orthop Scand 46: 823-835, 1975.
61. Vasconez LO, Bostwick J, McCraw J: Coverage of exposed bone by muscle transposition and skin grafting. Plast Reconstr Surg 53:526-531, 1974.
62. Vidal J, Rabischong P, Bonnel F, Adrey J: Etude biomechanique de fixateur externe d'Hoffmann dans les fractures de jambe. Montpellier Chir 43-52, 1970.
63. Wadvogel FA, Vasey H: Osteomyelitis: The last decade. N Engl J Med 303:360-366, 1980.
64. Walenkkamp GH: Gentamicin PMMA Beads - A Clinical, Pharmacokinetic and Toxicologic Study. Darmstadt, Germany-Drukkeri, Cliteur, Amsterdam. E Merck 1983.
65. Wang JW, Chen CE: Reimplantation of infected hip arthroplasties using bone allografts. Clin Orthop 335:202-210, 1997.
66. West FW, Kelly PJ, Martin WJ: Chronic osteomyelitis: Factors affecting the results of treatment in 186 patients. JAMA. 213: 11-16, 1970.
67. Whiteside LA, Lesker PA: The effects of extraperiosteal and subperiosteal dissection. J Bone Joint Surg 60A:23-30, 1978.
68. Wiess DA, Stetson WB: Tibial nonunion: Treatment options. J Am Acad Orthop Surg 4:249-257, 1996.
69. Younger ASE, Duncan CP, Masri BA: Treatment of infection associated with segmental bone loss in the proximal part of the femur in two stages with use of an antibiotic loaded interval prosthesis. J Bone Joint Surg 80A:60-69, 1998.