title: [Results of early intervention in acute finger infections].
abstract: In the examination of 66 patients treated for acute felons, we classified the infections of fingers as (1.) cutaneous/subcutaneous felons; (2.) paronychia/subungual felons, (3.) thecal whitlow; (4.) articular/bony felons. Primarily, the therapy was based on early aggressive surgical treatment, and secondly on antibiotics. With the management described we achieved a good to very good result in 76%.
authors.affiliation: Klinik für Unfallchirurgie, Universität Essen.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Bong
authors.forename: H J
authors.initials: HJ
authors.lastname: Kock
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Schmidt
authors.forename: K P
authors.initials: KP
authors.lastname: Schmit-Neuerburg
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001170:Arthritis, Infectious / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D003646:Debridement; D005260:Female; D005383:Finger Injuries / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D017192:Skin Diseases, Bacterial / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D018461:Soft Tissue Infections / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D013290:Streptococcal Infections / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D013717:Tenosynovitis / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D014946:Wound Infection / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*
vernacular_title: Ergebnisse nach Frühintervention bei akuten Panaritien.