Summary
Fifty cases of chronic osteomyelitis were treated by closed, continuous, suction and irrigation and followed up for between six months and eight years. In group A, 25 cases were treated by irrigation with antibiotics, and in group B, 25 cases were treated by irrigation with Bitadine solution, irrespective of the culture and sensitivity reports. Appropriate antibiotics were given systemically. There was no notable difference in the results in the two groups, with an overall success rate of about 80%.
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Cinquante cas d'ostéomyélite chronique ont été traités par irrigation continue de 1977 à 1984 et suivis de 6 mois à 8 ans. Dans le groupe A, 25 cas ont été traités par irrigation continue avec antibiotiques, et dans le groupe B, 25 cas ont été traités de même mais avec une solution de Bétadine, sans tenir compte des résultats des examens bactériologiques. Les antibiotiques appropriés ont été administrés par voie générale. Avec un pourcentage global de succès d'environ 80%, il n'y a pas de différence notable entre les résultats des deux groupes.
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Bansal, V.P., Harmit, S. Management of chronic osteomyelitis using an irrigation suction technique. International Orthopaedics 12, 265–268 (1988). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00317821
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