Fig. 1From: Antibiotic-impregnated cement spacer as definitive management for osteomyelitisCase 3 (female, 70 years old) required long-term glucocorticoid treatment because of interstitial pneumonia. She suffered from left tibia osteomyelitis and failed treatment with intravenous antibiotic therapy. a Tenderness, warmth and effusion were observed on admission one month after the onset of osteomyelitis. d-e X-ray film and CT scan revealed bone destruction on admission. b, f hrough debridement was performed; a significant bone defect occurred after debridement. c, g The bone defect was filled with bone cementBack to article page