Orthopaedic Infections (Subscribe)

OTA Trauma & Fracture Care Residency Core Curriculum Lectures Clifford Jones 2004

Rapidly progressive necrotising fasciitis following a stonefish sting: report of two cases Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery 2006; 14(1): 67-70 (full text

The role and effectiveness of adjunctive hyperbaric oxygen therapy in the management of musculoskeletal disorders. Wang J, Li F, Calhoun JH, Mader JT Department of Orthopaedics and Rehabilitation, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX 77555-1115, USA. The management of musculoskeletal disorders is an increasing challenge to clinicians. Successful treatment relies on...

A case of Total Hip Arthroplasty infection with Staphylococcus aureus co-infected with Salmonella choleraesuis was treated with two-stage exchange and administration of vancomycin and ciprofloxacin. No signs of re-infection have appeared 14 months after surgery. Cases of Salmonella infection of hip prostheses are quite rare, with only a handful of...

Salmonella Osteomyelitis in an otherwise healthy adult male - successful management with conservative treatment: a case report

Salvage of Limb and Function in Necrotizing Fasciitis of the Hand: Role of Hyperbaric Oxygen Treatment and Free Muscle Flap Coverage from Southern Medical Journal James C. Yuen, MD, Zuliang Feng, MD Division of Plastic Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Arkansas Abstract We report a case of necrotizing fasciitis of the hand treated...

Severe necrotising soft tissue infections in orthopaedic surgery Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery10(2):108–13 JC Theis, J Rietveld, T Danesh-Clough Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Dunedin School of Medicine, PO Box 913, Dunedin, New Zealand PURPOSE. To review all cases of necrotising infection managed in the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery of Dunedin Hospital in New...

From Neurosurgical Focus Surgical Strategies for Vertebral Osteomyelitis and Epidural Abscess Posted 01/07/2005 Patrick C. Hsieh, M.D.; Robert J. Wienecke, M.D.; Brian A. O'Shaughnessy, M.D.; Tyler R. Koski, M.D.; Stephen L. Ondra, M.D. Abstract Pyogenic vertebral discitis and osteomyelitis (PVDO) has become an increasing problem for the spine surgeon. Despite recent advances...

Wheeless Textbook of Orthopaedics Discussion: - caused by non hemolytic Strep and hemolytic Staph aureus; - although staph alone may show up on culture, special attention may must be paid to isolating the microaerophilic Streptococceae; ...

Wheeless' Textbook Synergistic Nonclostridial Anaerobic Myonecrosis - similar to gas gangrene - dishwater pus may be present; - Bacteroides and/or anaerobic streptococci may be present, together with aerobic or facultative grm neg. bacilli; Necrotizing Fasciitis: - serious infection that spreads rapidly along fascial planes and is commonly caused by Staphylococcus...

Case Report Posted 01/18/2005 John W. German, M.D.; Susan M. Kellie, M.D.; Manjunath P. Pai, Pharm.Dc.; Paul T. Turner, M.D. Scedosporium apiospermum is a rare cause of fungal vertebral osteomyelitis that may result in chronic infection requiring multiple surgical interventions and long-term medical therapy. This case is the seventh one reported...