TY - JOUR
T1 - Adult posttraumatic osteomyelitis of the tibia
AU - Mader, Jon T.
AU - Cripps, Michael W
AU - Calhoun, Jason H.
PY - 1999
Y1 - 1999
N2 - Posttraumatic tibial osteomyelitis results from trauma or nosocomial infection from the treatment of trauma that allows organisms to enter bone, proliferate in traumatized tissue, and cause subsequent bone infection. The resulting infection is usually polymicrobial. The patient may be classified using the May and the Cierny-Mader classification systems. The diagnosis is based on the isolation of the pathogen(s) from the bone, or blood cultures. Appropriate therapy of posttraumatic tibial osteomyelitis includes adequate drainage, thorough debridement, obliteration of dead space, stabilization when necessary, wound protection, and specific antimicrobial therapy.
AB - Posttraumatic tibial osteomyelitis results from trauma or nosocomial infection from the treatment of trauma that allows organisms to enter bone, proliferate in traumatized tissue, and cause subsequent bone infection. The resulting infection is usually polymicrobial. The patient may be classified using the May and the Cierny-Mader classification systems. The diagnosis is based on the isolation of the pathogen(s) from the bone, or blood cultures. Appropriate therapy of posttraumatic tibial osteomyelitis includes adequate drainage, thorough debridement, obliteration of dead space, stabilization when necessary, wound protection, and specific antimicrobial therapy.
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U2 - 10.1097/00003086-199903000-00004
DO - 10.1097/00003086-199903000-00004
M3 - Article
C2 - 10101306
AN - SCOPUS:0033036577
SN - 0009-921X
VL - 360
SP - 14
EP - 21
JO - Clinical orthopaedics and related research
JF - Clinical orthopaedics and related research
ER -