Calcium sulphate delivery system with tobramycin for the treatment of chronic calcaneal osteomyelitis

Journal of International Medical Research

Volumn 34, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 704-712

  Papagelopoulos, P J ^a   Mavrogenis, A F ^a   Tsiodras, S ^a   Vlastou, C ^b   Giamarellou, H ^a   Soucacos, P N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Greece)

^b ATHENS MEDICAL CENTER   (Greece)

Author keywords

Antibiotics; Calcaneus; Calcium sulphate; Delivery systems; Osteomyelitus; Polymethylmethacrylate (PMMA) beads; Tobramycin

Indexed keywords

C REACTIVE PROTEIN; CALCIUM SULFATE; CIPROFLOXACIN; POLY(METHYL METHACRYLATE); TOBRAMYCIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD CELL COUNT; BONE GRAFT; CALCANEAL OSTEOMYELITIS; CANCELLOUS BONE; CASE REPORT; CHRONIC DISEASE; DEBRIDEMENT; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEM; ERYTHROCYTE SEDIMENTATION RATE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; OSTEOMYELITIS; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PROTEUS MIRABILIS; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; RECURRENT INFECTION; WEIGHT BEARING;

EID: 33846558458     PISSN: 03000605     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/147323000603400618     Document Type: Article

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