Deep X‐ray Treatment of Gas Gangrene: Recovery

Davidson, A. M.

doi:10.5694/j.1326-5377.1943.tb44657.x

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1962

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“…Since the initial studies of Kelly (506,507) and Kelly and Dowell (507) there has been a small but determined group of surgeons convinced of the great value of X-ray therapy in gas gangrene. It is true that experimental studies in animals have been disappointing (172, 279, 1050) but nevertheless some of the clinical reports have described cures little less than miraculous (175,182,217,237,357,508,509,697). Unfortunately many other workers have had singularly little success with this technique (208, 221, 279) and the general opinion today is definitely against such therapeutic measures.…”

Section: Traumatic Infectionsmentioning

confidence: 99%