Antibiotic Loaded Calcium Sulphate/Hydroxy Apatite Bio Composite in Diabetic Foot Surgery

Antibiotic-Loaded Cement in Orthopedic Surgery: A Review

Infections in orthopaedic surgery are a serious issue. Antibiotic-loaded bone cement was developed for the treatment of infected joint arthroplasties and for prophylaxes in total joint replacement in selected cases. Despite the widespread use of the antibiotic-loaded bone cement in orthopedics, many issues are still unclear or controversial: bacterial adhesion and antibiotic resistance, modific...

Antibiotic choices in the infected diabetic foot/ulcer.

Maggot Bio-Debridement Therapy for Diabetic Foot ulcers–Literature Review

Diabetic foot ulcers are chronic, difficult to treat wounds that are associated with high morbidity andmortality. Several therapies have been proposed as adjuncts to the traditional wound care, among them is the maggot debridement therapy (MDT). MDT had been used for decades for treating non-healing wounds. However, with the beginning of the antibiotic era, itsuse had gradually faded. In the la...

Prevalence of Microorganisms and Antibiotic Sensitivity Among Patients with Diabetic Foot Ulcer in Sulaimani City, Iraq

Background: Diabetic foot ulcers (DFUs) are responsible for days of costly hospitalization and are the major cause of medical lower limb amputations. Determining the appropriate antimicrobial therapy for DFUs is highly dependent on recognizing the microorganisms that cause them. Many reports have indicated that there has been a remarkable increase in antibiotic resistance.<br /...

Tetracycline-loaded biomimetic apatite: an adsorption study.

Biomimetic apatites are appealing compounds for the elaboration of bioactive bone-repair scaffolds due to their intrinsic similarity to bone mineral. Bone surgeries are however often heavy procedures, and the infiltration of pathogens may not be totally avoided. To prevent their development, systemic antibiotic prophylaxis is widespread but does not specifically target surgical sites and involv...