All open fractures especially open fracture of the
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 …
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) …
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…