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  • Title: [Experiences with clindamycin in orthopedic surgery and traumatology].
    Author: Joller R, Frick E, Schmid W.
    Journal: Helv Chir Acta; 1979 Aug; 46(3):419-27. PubMed ID: 385562.
    Abstract:
    60 cases of orthopedic surgery and traumatology were treated 64 times altogether with an average dose of clindamycin of 3 X 300 mg/day. 40 patients were given clindamycin as preventive treatment. 12 patients were treated for acute infections of the locomotor system and other 8 patients 12 times for chronic osteitis. In the group having received preventive trqatment, infection occurred bu 1 out of 40 patients. As to the 12 cases of acute infections, 10 recovered, 1 improved and 1 patient got worse. Concerning the 12 treatments of 8 patients with chronic osteitis, in 1 case the inactivation of the infection was obtained. 9 cases showed significant improvement whereas in 2 cases an aggravation was noticed. In 5 patients the following side effects occurred: 2 cases of allergic exanthema, 2 cases of mild diarrhoe and 1 case of pyrosis. This study shows that clindamycin is an antibiotic with a broad field of application in orthopedic surgery.
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