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The surgeon has the option of creating an antibiotic cement-coated intramedullary rod (with or without cannulation). If the bone gap is >6 cm, the surgeon may also choose to make intercalary spacers from antibiotic-impregnated cement. (Used with permission from the Rubin Institute for Advanced Orthopedics, Sinai Hospital of Baltimore.)
