Osteomyelitis and Gentamicin-PMMA Chains

Abstract In chronic osteomyelitis, effective local antibiotic therapy after surgical debridement can be achieved by implantation of gentamicin-PMMA chains. The gentamicin concentrations at the site of infection are higher than that after systemic application of the same antibiotic. The appearance of this treatment is a particular aspect from a radiological point of view. Even if this is rare, these images deserve to be known when looking for osteomyelitis. We report a case of a 21-year-old man from Russia who had a bone scan in the context of chronic osteomyelitis persisting since a shin splints operation in a context of bilateral trauma in his country with antibiotic beads application.