title: Ilizarov technique in the treatment of chronic osteomyelitis caused by Vibrio alginolyticus.
abstract: We present a case of 26-year-old woman with posttraumatic chronic osteomyelitis caused by Vibrio alginolyticus, contracted after contamination of a tibial fracture with seawater. The patient underwent bone resection and bifocal osteosynthesis according to Ilizarov and was treated with a combination of ciprofloxacin and tetracycline. The patient responded in the same way to distraction osteogenesis as any other patient with chronic osteomyelitis with large defects.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Holy Ghost General Hospital, Sveti Duh 64, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia. danijel.matek@zg.hinet.hr
authors.forename: Vladimir
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Barbarossa
authors.forename: Nastja
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Kucisec-Tepes
authors.forename: Eva
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Aldova
authors.forename: Danijel
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Matek
authors.forename: Feodora
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Stipoljev
mesh_terms: D000063:Accidents, Traffic; D000328:Adult; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D002908:Chronic Disease; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination / Q000008:administration & dosage; D016267:External Fixators; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D005593:Fracture Fixation, Internal / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D018889:Ilizarov Technique; D015601:Injury Severity Score; D010019:Osteomyelitis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000601:surgery*; D011859:Radiography; D013978:Tibial Fractures / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014733:Vibrio / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D014735:Vibrio Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D014945:Wound Healing / Q000502:physiology
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents