Abstract |
Mechanistically, hyperbaric oxygen (HBO) appears useful for the treatment of osteomyelitis. HBO increases the oxygen tension in infected tissue, including bone. An adequate oxygen tension is necessary for oxygen-dependent killing of organisms by the polymorphonuclear leukocytes and for fibroblast activity leading to angiogenesis and wound healing. HBO has a direct bacteriocidal or bacteriostatic effect on anaerobic organisms. In addition, HBO augments the killing of Pseudomonas aeruginosa by the aminoglycoside-- tobramycin. At the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston, adjunctive HBO is used for the Cierny Mader stage 3B and 4B osteomyelitis.
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Authors | J T Mader, K R Adams, W R Wallace, J H Calhoun |
Journal | Infectious disease clinics of North America
(Infect Dis Clin North Am)
Vol. 4
Issue 3
Pg. 433-40
(Sep 1990)
ISSN: 0891-5520 [Print] United States |
PMID | 2212598
(Publication Type: Journal Article, Review)
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Topics |
- Animals
- Disease Models, Animal
- Humans
- Hyperbaric Oxygenation
- Osteomyelitis
(therapy)
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