The objective of the study was to assess the accuracy of auscultation-percussing as a means of establishing the diagnosis of fractures of the long bones and to evaluate the possibility of the technique as an alternative diagnostic method for radiologic examination. Patients with suspected fractures were recruited, 41 were examined by ausculation-precussion, physical and radiologis examination. …
The case study was performed to examined fracture treated by traditional bone healer. Fifteen cases who suffered from simple long bone fractures of the extremities were examined. The x-ray of antero-posterior and lateral views of extremities were used to analyzed after completed therapy. The study showed that most of the cases had complication, such as angulation (80.0 percent), dislocation (73…
Seven patients of open tibia type III C the Emergency Unit, Sardjito hospital from 1990 to 1995. Three patients underwent early amputation and four patients ultimately required secondary amputation from three to twelve days after vascular repair intervention. Open tibial fractures associated with vascular trauma need an imediate decision between early amputation and limb salvage. Proactive stud…
Chronic osteomyelitis is a difficult orthopaedic problem to be treated especcially if the causative organism is gram negative, such like Pseudomonas aeruginosa. Clinical trial of ceftazidime to treat chronic osteomyelitis due to P. aeruginosa had been performed in 22 patients from January 1993 to April 1993. All patients were with history to open fracture grade IIIA and IIIB (Gustilo-Anderson) …
A clinical study was done to compare tetrachlordecaoxyde and povitone iodine in healing wound after Grade III open fracture. From 61 patients who satified the inclusive criteria, 36 of them got tetrachlordecaoxyde and 25 got povidone iodine. The result shows that tetrachlordecaoxyde was much better achievism therapy objective more effective, better tolerated by patients and better parameter of …