title: [Therapy of posttraumatic osteomyelitis. Present state (author's transl)].
abstract: Between 1977 and 1979 a total of 79 patients with osteomyelitis were seen at the Surgical Dept. of the Greifswald-University. 144 operations were performed, 93 to cure infections, 17 for stabilisation of bones (preferably by "Fixateur externe", 34 for closure of bone and soft tissue defects. Special attention is devoted to transplantation of autologous cancellous bone chips, crossleg-flaps and splitskin grafts for secondary wound cover.
mesh_terms: D016025:Bone Transplantation; D005592:Fracture Fixation / Q000295:instrumentation; D005593:Fracture Fixation, Internal; D005597:Fractures, Open / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D010019:Osteomyelitis / Q000601:surgery*; D010020:Osteonecrosis / Q000601:surgery; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000601:surgery; D013524:Surgical Flaps; D013978:Tibial Fractures / Q000601:surgery; D014945:Wound Healing
vernacular_title: Die aktuelle Therapie der exogenen Osteomyelitis.