Vancomycin-impregnated calcium phosphate cement for methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus femoral osteomyelitis

Orthopedics. 2007 Apr;30(4):320-1. doi: 10.3928/01477447-20070401-20.

Authors

Takahiro Niikura¹, Kazuo Tsujimoto, Shinichi Yoshiya, Kou Tadokoro, Masahiro Kurosaka, Ryouichi Shiba

Affiliation

¹ Dept of Orthopedic Surgery, Kobe University Graduate School of Medicine, 7-5-2 Kusunoki-cho, Chuo-ku, Kobe, Hyogo 650-0017, Japan.

PMID: 17424700
DOI: 10.3928/01477447-20070401-20

No abstract available

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Adult
Anti-Bacterial Agents / administration & dosage*
Bone Cements*
Calcium Phosphates
Chondroitin Sulfates
Femoral Fractures / complications
Femoral Fractures / surgery
Femur / microbiology
Femur / surgery
Fracture Fixation, Intramedullary
Humans
Hydroxyapatites
Male
Methicillin Resistance
Osteomyelitis / drug therapy*
Osteomyelitis / microbiology
Postoperative Complications / drug therapy
Postoperative Complications / microbiology
Staphylococcal Infections / drug therapy*
Staphylococcus aureus
Succinates
Vancomycin / administration & dosage*

Substances

Anti-Bacterial Agents
Biopex
Bone Cements
Calcium Phosphates
Hydroxyapatites
Succinates
Vancomycin
Chondroitin Sulfates