The use of antibiotic-impregnated cement in infected reconstructions afterresection for bone tumours

We have studied 35 patients with infected reconstructions after segmental r esection for bone tumours, Two different regimes of treatment were employed both of which entailed debridement and the use of cement impregnated with antibiotic. In 25 patients gentamicin-PMMA beads were used and in ten an an tibiotic-impregnated cement spacer. Better results were achieved with the s econd procedure in terms of cases healed, the number of operations, time of healing, time of recovery and the functional score. The use of vancomycin in the cement spacer gave better local control.