Tobramycin-impregnated calcium sulfate prevents infection in contaminated wounds

Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research

Volumn 441, Issue , 2005, Pages 366-371

  Thomas, Darryl B ^a   Brooks, Daniel E ^b   Bice, Terry G ^b   DeJong, E Schuyler ^b   Lonergan, Keith T ^b   Wenke, Joseph C ^b  

^a BROOKE ARMY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b US ARMY INSTITUTE OF SURGICAL RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BONE CEMENT; CALCIUM SULFATE; PALACOS; TOBRAMYCIN; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BONE CONDUCTION; BONE GRAFT; COLONY FORMING UNIT; FRACTURE NONUNION; INFECTION PREVENTION; MALE; METAPHYSIS; NONHUMAN; OPEN FRACTURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; TIBIA; WOUND INFECTION; ANIMAL; BONE PROSTHESIS; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEM; GOAT; MICROBIOLOGY; OSTEOMYELITIS; RADIOGRAPHY; STAPHYLOCOCCUS INFECTION;

ANIMALS; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BONE SUBSTITUTES; CALCIUM SULFATE; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEMS; FRACTURES, OPEN; GOATS; MALE; OSTEOMYELITIS; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; TOBRAMYCIN;

EID: 33644796780     PISSN: 0009921X     EISSN: 15281132     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.blo.0000181144.01306.b0     Document Type: Article

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