Abstract |
Thirty-six patients with 44 ischemic foot infections were managed with antibiotic- polymethylmethacrylate ( PMMA) beads. Most of these patients received gentamicin-impregnated PMMA beads but tobramycin and vancomycin-impregnated PMMA beads were used on three patients. Angiopathy occurred in 35 patients secondary to diabetes and secondary to renal disease in 2; 1 patient had both diabetes and renal disease. The most common bacteria was Staphylococcus aureus (82%), although other organisms and multiple bacteria were present. In spite of the variability of the bacteria, PMMA beads were helpful in managing foot infections in this difficult patient population.
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Authors | J H Calhoun, K Klemm, D M Anger, J T Mader |
Journal | Orthopedics
(Orthopedics)
Vol. 17
Issue 5
Pg. 453-7; discussion 458
(May 1994)
ISSN: 0147-7447 [Print] United States |
PMID | 8036189
(Publication Type: Journal Article)
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Chemical References |
- Anti-Bacterial Agents
- Drug Implants
- Gentamicins
- Methylmethacrylates
- gentamicin-polymethylmethacrylate bead
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Topics |
- Anti-Bacterial Agents
(administration & dosage)
- Drug Implants
- Female
- Foot
(blood supply)
- Foot Diseases
(drug therapy, microbiology)
- Gentamicins
(therapeutic use)
- Humans
- Infections
(drug therapy, etiology)
- Ischemia
(complications)
- Male
- Methylmethacrylates
(therapeutic use)
- Middle Aged
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