Intraoperative Site Vancomycin Powder Application in Infected Diabetic Heel Ulcers With Calcaneal Osteomyelitis
Brodell JD, Kozakiewicz LN, Hoffman SL, Oh I. Intraoperative Site Vancomycin Powder Application in Infected Diabetic Heel Ulcers With Calcaneal Osteomyelitis. Foot & Ankle International 2020, 42: 356-362. PMID: 33185116, DOI: 10.1177/1071100720962480.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDiabetic heel ulcersVancomycin powder applicationTotal calcanectomyVancomycin powderCalcaneal osteomyelitisHeel ulcersClinical outcomesRetrospective case-control studyLimb salvage rateOverall healing rateImproved clinical outcomesCase-control studyLocal tissue irritationMultidrug-resistant bacteriaVancomycin cohortWound complicationsClinical characteristicsOperative complicationsUlcer surgeryDiabetic patientsRevision amputationSalvage rateKnee amputationClinical benefitUnderwent revision