Results of the surgical treatment of chronic hematogenous osteomyelitis of the humerus. A series of 46 cases

Forty-six patients with chronic haematogenous osteomyelitis of the humerus were treated surgically between 1968 and 1987. Operation involved decompression, sequestrectomy and saucerisation, and was always covered by between 10 and 60 days of antibiotic treatment. Forty-three patients were followed u...

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Published in:International orthopaedics 1989, Vol.13 (3), p.181-186
Main Authors: Saïghi Bouaouina, A, Martini, M
Format: Article
Language:fre
Subjects:
Adolescent
Adult
Anti-Bacterial Agents - therapeutic use
Child
Chronic Disease
Combined Modality Therapy
Female
Follow-Up Studies
Humans
Humerus - diagnostic imaging
Humerus - surgery
Male
Osteomyelitis - diagnostic imaging
Osteomyelitis - surgery
Radiography
Recurrence
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Summary:Forty-six patients with chronic haematogenous osteomyelitis of the humerus were treated surgically between 1968 and 1987. Operation involved decompression, sequestrectomy and saucerisation, and was always covered by between 10 and 60 days of antibiotic treatment. Forty-three patients were followed up for between 3 months and 20 years, 36 for more than 1 year. Thirty-nine patients achieved healing after one operation and 7 relapsed, of whom 6 healed after a second procedure.
ISSN:0341-2695