13-Year-Old Exposed Interlocking Nail: A Case Report

Abstract

We are reporting a case of post-traumatic chronic osteomyelitis of the tibia with an open wound exposing an intra medullar nail implant for 13 years. The patient presented with fresh ipsilateral tibia plateau fracture. He was treated by removal of the implant, debridement and local placement of Gentamicin-impregnated PMMA beads according to guidelines of the two-stage Belfast technique . After five months of wound treatment, the exposed bone was covered by healthy granulation tissue and the patient was able to fully bear weight.

Keywords

• Post-traumatic osteomyelitis
• Chronic osteomyelitis
• Interlocking nail