Treatment of the tibia infected nonunion by Ⅰ-stage bone grafting and debriding
- VernacularTitle:清创Ⅰ期植骨治疗胫骨感染性骨不连
- Author:
Bin LI
;
Weiju LU
;
Jianning ZHAO
;
Sujia WU
;
Yong CHEN
;
Meng LU
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Infected nonunion;
Debridement;
Bone graft
- From:
Journal of Medical Postgraduates
2003;0(07):-
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Objective:To investigate the treatment of infected nonunion of tibia. Methods:We treated 38 cases with debriding thoroughly and primary bone grafting. Results:There were 35 cases who got infection suppressed and reached bone union. There were three failures, in which two failed with relapsed infection and one with bone nonunion. Conclusion:It is a feasible method to treat infected nonunion of tibia with thorough debridement and primary bone graft.
