Status:

COMPLETED

"Domino" Therapy Treat the Infection Around the Prosthesis After the Limb Salvage Surgery of Bone Tumor

Lead Sponsor:

Second Affiliated Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University

Conditions:

Infection

Eligibility:

All Genders

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

Tumor resection and prosthetic replacement have become the treatments of choice for malignant bone tumors. Infections are the main cause of failure of limb salvage surgeries. Therefore, treatment of i...

Detailed Description

Malignant bone tumors are associated with high mortality and disability rates. Developments over the past 20 years have made tumor resection and prosthetic replacement the preferred surgical treatment...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Deep postoperative infections after replacement of a tumor-type prosthesis according to the 2011 diagnostic criteria of the Musculoskeletal Infection Society (MSIS) ;
  • Treated with debridement and lavage with prosthesis preservation, local application of antibiotics, and no loosening during intraoperative exploration;
  • With complete data for the main indicators (routine blood test results, C-reactive protein \[CRP\] level, erythrocyte sedimentation rate \[ESR\], X-ray and CT scans of the surgical site, and the Musculoskeletal Tumor Society \[MTST\] score).

Exclusion

  • Underwent debridement without prosthesis preservation;
  • With a loose prosthesis during intraoperative exploration;
  • With poor soft tissue coverage, such that complete free muscle flap coverage could not be achieved; patients with renal insufficiency/failure (serum creatinine ≥ 2.0 mg/dL); patients with uncontrolled diabetes mellitus (hemoglobin A1c level \> 8%);
  • In poor general condition who could not tolerate surgery.

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

August 1 2017

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

October 1 2021

Estimated Enrollment :

14 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT05255185

Start Date

August 1 2017

End Date

October 1 2021

Last Update

February 24 2022

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Department of Orthopedics, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang University

Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China, 310000