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Review Question - QID 211167

Osteomyelitis - Adult Techniques Irrigation & debridement QID: 211167 (SBQ18BS.6)
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QID 211167 (Type "211167" in App Search)
A 41-year-old male sustained the open injury shown in Figures A and B after a motor vehicle accident. He was treated with a tibial intramedullary nail (IMN). The patient presents to your clinic 12 months from his surgery with persistent pain at the fracture site. Figures C-E are the most recent imaging findings. His ESR and CRP are elevated. The decision is made to proceed with irrigation and debridement and nail exchange for a polymethylmethacrylate (PMMA) with vancomycin and tobramycin impregnated IMN. The peak antibiotic elution from an antibiotic-impregnated IMN is expected to occur at what time from surgery?
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