title: Experimental models of bone and prosthetic joint infections.
abstract: Bone and joint infections are difficult to cure. The difficulty is related to the presence of bacteria adherent to foreign material in many cases and also to the limited activity of antibiotics in infected bones. Clinical trials are difficult to design because of the heterogeneity of the disease and the number of factors that could influence the therapeutic response. To control for these multiple variables, attempts have been made to develop reliable animal models of osteomyelitis and prosthetic joint infections that closely mimic the different infections seen in orthopedic surgery and that allow evaluation of the efficacy of surgical procedures as well as local or systemic antibiotic therapy. These models will continue to provide us information on the pathogenesis and management of such infections.
authors.affiliation: Hôpital Bichat-Claude Bernard, Paris, France.
authors.forename: A C
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: Crémieux
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Carbon
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002645:Chickens; D004195:Disease Models, Animal; D004285:Dogs; D006168:Guinea Pigs; D006801:Humans; D007595:Joint Prosthesis / Q000009:adverse effects*; D010019:Osteomyelitis / Q000145:classification / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology*; D016459:Prosthesis-Related Infections / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology*; D011817:Rabbits; D051381:Rats
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents