title: Plantar puncture wounds: controversies and treatment recommendations.
abstract: Future studies are needed to define the natural history of plantar puncture wounds; delineate optimal initial evaluation techniques; examine the role of broad-spectrum antimicrobials for prophylaxis; treatment, or both; and investigate optimal therapy for immunocompromised patients.
authors.affiliation: Brooke Army Medical Center, Wilford Hall Air Force Medical Center, Fort Sam Houston, Texas.
authors.forename: C D
authors.initials: CD
authors.lastname: Chisholm
authors.forename: J F
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Schlesser
mesh_terms: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D018409:Foot Injuries; D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000175:diagnosis; D006801:Humans; D010019:Osteomyelitis / Q000209:etiology / Q000382:microbiology / Q000628:therapy; D014946:Wound Infection / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D014950:Wounds, Penetrating / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy*
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents