Use of antimicrobial impregnated calcium sulphate beads in the surgical management of mandibular osteomyelitis in an 8‐year‐old huacaya alpaca

An 8-year-old, male huacaya alpaca presented for a left mandibular swelling that was not responsive to antimicrobial treatment. A computed tomography scan obtained, confirming the presence of lytic bone destruction and primary osteomyelitis. Surgical debridement area performed surgical site packed with antibiotic-loaded calcium sulphate beads provide local antibiotic delivery support new formation. The intervention implantation were well tolerated, no postsurgical issues reported over following 12 months. follow-up 14 months after surgery this revealed near-complete restoration architecture evidence active destruction. combination is viable cost-reasonable option treatment osteomyelitis in camelids.