Biomedical subjects

L Persen

Publications and source records attributed to L Persen.

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PubMed2000

Cancellous bone as an antibiotic carrier.

We compared the release characteristics of antibiotics from in vivo and in vitro processed morselized cancellous bone. The bone was impregnated with 7 antibiotics and compressed into a wire-mesh cylinder. In vitro, the bone was processed by daily transfer of the cylinder with its contents into test tubes with broth. The amount of antibiotic eluted from the bone was measured after 1, 3 and 7 days. In vivo, the cylinder was implanted intramuscularly in the interscapular region in rats. After 1, 3 and 7 days, the cylinder was removed and the amount of antibiotic eluted in broth was measured. The results showed that morselized cancellous bone can act as a carrier of antibiotics in vitro and in vivo. The elution profiles of netilmicin-, vancomycin-, clindamycin- and rifampicin-impregnated cancellous bone processed in vitro and in vivo were similar.

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PubMed1999

Adsorption and release of antibiotics from morselized cancellous bone. In vitro studies of 8 antibiotics.

We studied the basic release patterns of antibiotics from cancellous bone in vitro. Antibiotic-impregnated bone was compressed into a wire-mesh cylinder and the release of antibiotic was assessed by two different in vitro methods: agar diffusion and broth elution. The zones of inhibition were measured on seeded agar and the amounts of antibiotics released in elution tubes were assessed by a bioassay. The study continued for 21 days with daily transfer of the cylinders. The results indicated that benzylpenicillin, dicloxacillin, cephalotin, netilmicin, clindamycin, vancomycin, ciprofloxacin and rifampicin were adsorbed to cancellous bone in vitro. Compared to broth elution, agar diffusion showed a prolonged period of release, owing to the small amounts of antibiotic leaking out of the cylinder into the agar. The betalactams had antibacterial activity in broth for a shorter time than the other antibiotics. The release patterns of the betalactams were similar, in spite of their differences in thermal stability. Only rifampicin showed a concentration higher than MIC for longer than 21 days.

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PubMed1988

Transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation after major amputation.

We studied the effect of transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS) on stump healing and postoperative and late phantom pain after major amputations of the lower limb. A total of 51 patients were randomised to one of three postoperative treatment regimens: sham TENS and chlorpromazine medication, sham TENS only, and active low frequency TENS. There were fewer re-amputations and more rapid stump healing among below-knee amputees who had received active TENS. Sham TENS had a considerable placebo effect on pain. There were, however, no significant differences in the analgesic requirements or reported prevalence of phantom pain between the groups during the first four weeks. The prevalence of phantom pain after active TENS was significantly lower after four months but not after more than one year.

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