Abstract
50 patients suffering from chronic posttraumatic osteomyelitis were examined. In 66% an open fracture, caused either by traffic or industrial accidents, was the primary reason for hospitalization. The most frequent pathogenic bacterium was Staphylococcus aureus: 80% of the patients suffered from staphylococcal infections, mostly, however, in mixed culture with Pseudomonas aeruginosa or Klebsiella. Whereas the peripheral leukocyte count and the serum electrophoresis showed abnormal values only in a small percentage of the patients, the erythrocyte sedimentation rate proved to be a reliable index of the intensity of chronic infection.
| Translated title of the contribution | Chronic posttraumatic osteomyelitis. 1. Clinical and bacteriological findings |
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| Original language | German |
| Pages (from-to) | 3-6 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| Journal | Unknown Journal |
| Volume | 94 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| State | Published - 1976 |
| Externally published | Yes |