Antibiotic-Loaded Cement Beads for Charcot Ankle Osteomyelitis

Foot & Ankle Specialist

Volumn 3, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 274-277

  Ramanujam, Crystal L ^a   Zgonis, Thomas ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER AT SAN ANTONIO   (United States)

Author keywords

Charcot disease; neurological problems; osteomyelitis

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; BONE CEMENT; TOBRAMYCIN;

ANKLE; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DIABETIC FOOT; DRUG IMPLANT; EXTERNAL FIXATOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPATHIC JOINT DISEASE; OSTEOMYELITIS;

ANKLE JOINT; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; ARTHROPATHY, NEUROGENIC; BONE CEMENTS; DIABETIC FOOT; DRUG IMPLANTS; EXTERNAL FIXATORS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; OSTEOMYELITIS; TOBRAMYCIN;

EID: 79952172547     PISSN: 19386400     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1938640010376563     Document Type: Article

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