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Orthopaedic Proceedings
Vol. 103-B, Issue SUPP_15 | Pages 40 - 40
1 Dec 2021
Wiesli M Kaiser J Gautier E Wick P Maniura K Rottmar M Wahl P
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Aim

Implant-associated infection usually require prolonged treatment or even removal of the implant. Local application of antibiotics is used commonly in orthopaedic and trauma surgery, as it allows reaching higher concentration in the affected compartment, while at the same time reducing systematic side effects. Ceftriaxone release from calcium sulphate has a particularly interesting, near-constant release profile in vitro, making it an interesting drug for clinical application. Purpose of the present study was to investigate the potential cytotoxicity of different ceftriaxone concentrations and their influence on osteogenic differentiation of human pre-osteoblasts.

Method

Human pre-osteoblasts were cultured up to 28 days in different ceftriaxone concentrations, ranging between 0 mg/L and 50’000 mg/L. Cytotoxicity was determined quantitatively by measuring lactate dehydrogenase release, metabolic activity, and cell proliferation. Gene expression analysis of bone-specific markers as well as mineralization and protein expression of collagen-I (Col-I) were investigated to assess osteogenic differentiation.


The Bone & Joint Journal
Vol. 99-B, Issue 11 | Pages 1537 - 1544
1 Nov 2017
Wahl P Guidi M Benninger E Rönn K Gautier E Buclin T Magnin J Livio F

Aims

Calcium sulphate (CaSO4) is a resorbable material that can be used simultaneously as filler of a dead space and as a carrier for the local application of antibiotics. Our aim was to describe the systemic exposure and the wound fluid concentrations of vancomycin in patients treated with vancomycin-loaded CaSO4 as an adjunct to the routine therapy of bone and joint infections.

Patients and Methods

A total of 680 post-operative blood and 233 wound fluid samples were available for analysis from 94 implantations performed in 87 patients for various infective indications. Up to 6 g of vancomycin were used. Non-compartmental pharmacokinetic analysis was performed on the data from 37 patients treated for an infection of the hip.


Orthopaedic Proceedings
Vol. 98-B, Issue SUPP_23 | Pages 66 - 66
1 Dec 2016
Samara E Moriarty F Decosterd LA Richards G Gautier E Wahl P
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Aim

Thermal stability is a key property determining the suitability of an antibiotic agent for local application. Long-term data describing thermal stability without interference from carrier materials are scarce.

Method

In this study, a total of 38 common antibiotic agents have been maintained at 37 °C in saline solution, and degradation and antibacterial activity assessed over 6 weeks. The impact of an initial supplementary heat exposure mimicking exothermically-curing bone cement has also been tested. Antibiotic degradation was assessed by chromatography coupled to mass spectrometry or immunoassays, as appropriate. Antibacterial activity was determined by Kirby-Bauer disk diffusion assay.