Arslan Abro, Sufyan M, Kazim M, Osama Bin Zia, Mehroz Zamir, Noman Khan, Mirza Mali, Nargis Aftab.
Our local Bailan antibiotic cement rod versus standard chest tube cement rod preparation technique: Comparison of clinical outcomes and technique efficiency.
Pak J Surg Jan ;36(2):167-70.

Objective: To compare the two antibiotic rod techniques in terms of clinical outcome and efficacy. Material and Methods: This study was conducted in the orthopedic department Liaquat National Hospital, Karachi during January 2016 till March 2018. Total of 19-patients were enrolled in this study and divided in two groups. 10-patients were enrolled in group-A in which there were 3-patients with infected femur IMN and 7 with infected tibia IMN while 9-patients were enrolled in group-B out of which 2-patients were with infected femur IMN and 7 with infected Tibia IMN Results: In this study 3(30%) out of 10-patients in group-A required change of antibiotic rod while no patient requires exchange of rod in group-B and another 3 patients underwent a second stage surgery IMN in group-A where as in group-B only one patient had a second stage surgery of intramedullary nailing. Conclusion: Bailan technique of cement-antibiotic rod preparation is also comparable in terms of union and eradication of infection to the standard chest tube rod technique.

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