The effect of glycine filler on the elution rate of gentamicin from acrylic bone cement - A pilot study
The effect of glycine filler on the elution rate of gentamicin from acrylic bone cement - A pilot study
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DOI:
10.1097/01.blo.0000143556.41472.2a
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发表时间:
2004-10-01
影响因子:
4.2
通讯作者:
DeClerk, GR
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作者:
McLaren, AC;Nelson, CL;DeClerk, GR
Elution of antibiotics from acrylic bone cement (polymethylmethacrylate [PMMA]) is dependent on the access of fluid to the depths of the cement that contains the antibiotic. Commercially prepared antibiotic beads that are porous have higher elution rates than hand-mixed, nonporous antibiotic PMMA mixtures. To increase the elution of gentamicin from hand-mixed PMMA, glycine was added as a filler to produce porosity. Elution of gentamicin from the antibiotic PMMA-glycine mixture increased with increasing amounts of glycine. With 3.6 g gentamicin powder and 14 g of crystalline glycine per batch of Palacos PMMA, the elution of gentamicin from the PMMA at 2 days was, similar to the previously documented elution of gentamicin from commercially prepared porous Septopal PMMA beads. With further investigation it may be possible to identify a specific filler and a volume of filler that can be hand mixed in antibiotic PMMA to produce the elution behavior that is needed for specific clinical requirements.