Gentamicin-PMMA beads in the treatment of chronic osteomyelitis.
Fifty cases of chronic osteomyelitis, associated with septic arthritis in five cases, were treated with radical surgery, systemic antibiotics, and insertion of gentamicin-PMMA beads. Seven cases were lost to follow-up. The remaining 43 cases were followed up for an average of 14 months. All but four cases healed.
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001170:Arthritis, Infectious / Q000150:complications / Q000628:therapy; D002648:Child; D002908:Chronic Disease; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D005260:Female; D005839:Gentamicins / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008768:Methylmethacrylates / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D008875:Middle Aged; D010019:Osteomyelitis / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D005839:Gentamicins; D008768:Methylmethacrylates; C030159:gentamicin-polymethylmethacrylate bead