Vancomycin-loaded bone cement bullet for treatment of chronic septic arthritis post ACL reconstruction surgery

Seo, Soon Teck and Teo, Seow Hui and Al-Fayyadh, Mohamed Zubair Mohamed and Ali, Mohamed Razif Mohamed and Ng, Wuey Min (2019) Vancomycin-loaded bone cement bullet for treatment of chronic septic arthritis post ACL reconstruction surgery. Malaysian Journal of Medicine and Health Sciences, 15 (3). pp. 158-160. ISSN 1675-8544,

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Abstract

The consequence of post-operative infection can be devastating despite its rare incidence. Common organisms causing post-operative infection are normal flora of the skin: Staphylococcus aureus and Staphylococcus epidermidis. Early diagnosis followed by arthroscopic debridement and antibiotic therapy with graft retention remains the main aim of treatment. However, there are certain cases where the infection persists despite early intervention. Vancomycin-loaded bone cement bullet inserted into bone tunnel can provide a high local concentration of vancomycin with bactericidal effect and low systemic complications to treat deep-seated infection. © 2019 UPM Press. All rights reserved.

Item Type: Article
Funders: UNSPECIFIED
Uncontrolled Keywords: ACL reconstruction complication; Antibiotic cement; Chronic Infection post-ACL reconstruction; Post-operative infection
Subjects: R Medicine
Divisions: Faculty of Medicine
Depositing User: Ms. Juhaida Abd Rahim
Date Deposited: 21 Jan 2020 05:23
Last Modified: 21 Jan 2020 05:23
URI: http://eprints.um.edu.my/id/eprint/23497

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