Case Series

Continuous Local Antibiotics Perfusion Therapy for Acute Deep Infections after Open Fractures

Table 1

Characteristics of current series of patients with musculoskeletal infection, treated with CLAP.

Patient numberAge/genderLocationCausationOsteosynthesisImplant careMicrobiologyTime to occurrence of infection after initial surgery or injury (days)

122/maleCalcaneusG3A open fracturePinningRetentionA. hydrophila2
219/maleDistal tibiaG3C open fractureExternal fixationRetentionCorynebacterium21
335/maleDistal tibiaG3A open fracturePlate fixationRetentionMSSA7
448/femaleFootG3B open fracture-dislocationConservativeNot applicableMSSA7
559/femaleAnkleG3A open fracture-dislocationPlate fixationRetentionMSSA29
691/malePatellarG3B open fractureConservativeNot applicableS. maltophilia
A. hydrophila
5

CLAP: continuous local antibiotic perfusion; G3: Gustilo type 3; A. hydrophila: Aeromonas hydrophila; MSSA: methicillin-sensitive Staphylococcus aureus; S. maltophilia: Stenotrophomonas maltophilia.