Surgical approaches in osteomyelitis. Use of laser Doppler flowmetry to determine nonviable bone.
The surgical management of osteomyelitis includes radical debridement on nonviable bone. Laser Doppler flowmetry is a method for directly assessing the functional microcirculation in bone. The early results of the use of this technique as a surgical adjunct in the management of osteomyelitis are promising.
Swiontkowski
M F
MF
Department of Orthopaedics, University of Washington, Seattle.
D003646:Debridement; D006801:Humans; D007834:Lasers; D010019:Osteomyelitis / Q000601:surgery*