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

• Main Authors: Seo, Soon Teck, Teo, Seow Hui, Al-Fayyadh, Mohamed Zubair Mohamed, Ali, Mohamed Razif Mohamed, Ng, Wuey Min
• Format: Article
• Published: Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Universiti Putra Malaysia 2019
• Subjects: R Medicine
• Online Access: http://eprints.um.edu.my/23497/; https://medic.upm.edu.my/upload/dokumen/2019100109294925_MJMHS_0254.pdf

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...