What is the recommended suppressive antibiotic therapy for the treatment of chronic osteomyelitis after fracture fixation when the implant cannot be removed?

Authors: Michael Patzakis, Kevin Tetsworth, Mauro Jose Costa Salles, Rajendra Shett y

RECOMMENDATION: Suppressive therapy with culture-specific antibiotics is aimed at allowing fracture healing prior to implant removal and definitive infection management.

LEVEL OF EVIDENCE: Limited

DELEGATE VOTE: Agree: 100%, Disagree: 0%, Abstain: 0% (Unanimous, Strongest Consensus)

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