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. 2018 Feb 14;31(2):e00084-17. doi: 10.1128/CMR.00084-17

TABLE 5.

Commercially available bone-regenerative biomaterials, including collagen-based sponges and bone cement/beads, loaded with antimicrobials and used for treatment of osteomyelitis

Product Company Description Indications
Collagen-based sponges
    Collatamp G/EG EUSA Pharma Resorbable collagen implant impregnated with gentamicin Prevent and treat surgical site infections through local antibiotic delivery
    Genta-Coll Resorba Hemostyptic collagen sponge containing gentamicin Hemostasis in wounds when there is high risk of infection (including in osteomyelitis)
    Septocoll E Biomet UK Ltd. Resorbable equine collagen fleece containing 2 forms of gentamicin (gentamicin sulfate [rapid release] and gentamicin crobefate [protracted release]) Potentially contaminated/contaminated wounds; revision operations in septic surgery
Bone cement/beads
    Septopal Biomet UK Ltd. PMMA chains loaded with gentamicin sulfate Local drug delivery after surgical debridement
    Stimulan Biocomposites Calcium sulfate (can mix with gentamicin, vancomycin, and tobramycin) Complements dead space and infection management strategies (e.g., infected nonunions, osteomyelitis, and periprosthetic joint infection)
    Palacos Heraeus Medical Bone cement (available with gentamicin) Orthopedic replacement procedures