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 significant reduction of post-traumatic osteitis, a decrease in the frequency of amputation, shortening of the duration of hospitalization and, therefore, to a diminished loss of social and familial interaction.
| Translated title of the contribution | "Unscrupulous" debridement in the therapy of fractures with extensive soft tissue damage |
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| Original language | German |
| Pages (from-to) | 863 |
| Number of pages | 1 |
| Journal | Langenbecks Archiv für Chirurgie |
| Volume | 369 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Dec 1986 |
| Externally published | Yes |