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Table 4 Dead space solutions and anatomical site

From: A systematic review of the single-stage treatment of chronic osteomyelitis

 

Dead space management

Patients

Non-recurrence (%)

 Biologic

Muscle flap

61

95.1

Bone allograft

26

92.3

Total

87

94.2

 Non-biologic

Abx-loaded Ca-HA

117

95.7

Abx-loaded Ca-Sulph

153

88.2

Bioactive glass

24

87.5

Abx-loaded Ca-phos

20

86.4

Abx-loaded PMMA

29

79.3

Total

343

89.8

 Bone

No recurrence

Recurrence

Recurrence (%)

  Tibia

290

15

4.9

  Femur

195

13

6.3

  Humerus

42

3

6.7

  Other

23

2

8.0