Osteomyelitis of the fibula due to septic embolism: A rare complication of a graft enteric erosion

Journal of Cardiovascular Surgery

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 171-173

  Moreau, P M ^a  

^a Centre Medical du Trencavel   (France)

Author keywords

Aorta, abdominal surgery; Blood vessel prosthesis, adverse effects; Graft enteric erosion, osteomyelitis; Prosthesis related infections, surgery

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN; GENTAMICIN; METRONIDAZOLE;

AGED; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; AORTA PROSTHESIS; ARTERY EMBOLISM; ARTERY GRAFT; ARTICLE; AXILLOFEMORAL ARTERY ANASTOMOSIS; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BLOOD VESSEL PROSTHESIS; CASE REPORT; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FEMALE; FIBULA; HUMAN; OMENTOPLASTY; OSTEOMYELITIS; PEPTOSTREPTOCOCCUS; SEPSIS; SUTURE;

AGED; ANASTOMOSIS, SURGICAL; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; AORTA, ABDOMINAL; BACTEREMIA; BLOOD VESSEL PROSTHESIS; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; EMBOLISM; ESCHERICHIA COLI; ESCHERICHIA COLI INFECTIONS; FEMALE; FEMORAL ARTERY; FIBULA; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GRAM-POSITIVE BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; HUMANS; ILIAC ARTERY; INTERMITTENT CLAUDICATION; OSTEOMYELITIS; PEPTOSTREPTOCOCCUS; PERIPHERAL VASCULAR DISEASES; PROSTHESIS-RELATED INFECTIONS;

EID: 0031780967     PISSN: 00219509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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