Septic Tibial Non-union Clinical Trial
Official title:
Management of Septic Non-union of the Tibia Using the "Induced Membrane" Technique
The aim of the study was to assess clinical and radiological results with the "induces membrane" technique, described by A. C. Masquelet in 1986, in a series of patients with septic non-union of the tibia
Septic tibial non-union is a therapeutic challenge that may even lead to amputation.
Treatment often necessitates several chirurgical steps. It is agreed that resection must
extend to several tissues (osteitis zone ans macroscopically pathological soft tissue), with
associated non-union site stabilization ans effective antibiotic therapy.
In 1986, Pr A. C. Masquelet described a 2-step procedure called the induced membrane
technique, to manage bone defects of varying severity. Initial results were encouraging but
there have been few large homogeneous series specific to this technique in septic non-union.
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