100
Participants
Start Date
November 19, 2019
Primary Completion Date
September 15, 2021
Study Completion Date
September 15, 2021
local gentamicin injection
Treatment includes debridement and administration of the local antibiotic which will consist of 80mg of liquid gentamicin diluted in 40mL normal saline injected after inserting a 22 gauge needle down to bone after wound closure. The injection will continue until either all 40cc are injected or there is fluid extravasation from the wound.
placebo saline injection
Treatment includes debridement and administration of the local antibiotic which will consist of 40mL normal saline injected after inserting a 22 gauge needle down to bone after wound closure. The injection will continue until either all 40cc are injected or there is fluid extravasation from the wound.
Muhimbili Orthopaedic Institute, Dar es Salaam
Muhimbili Orthopaedic Institute
OTHER
National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMS)
NIH
University of California, San Francisco
OTHER