Abstract:In a comparison of two groups of patients (identical according to age, sex and number of simultaneous injuries) we tried to evaluate radical and planned debridement (debridement every 48 h with removal of all avascular and badly perfused tissue) in patients with open fractures of the lower leg. We could demonstrate a correlation between adequate debridement and the frequency of posttraumatic osteitis, septic-toxic reactions and the incidence of amputation. "Unscrupulous" and planned debridement leads to a sign… Show more
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