The Effect of Delayed Surgical Debridement in the Management of Open Tibial Fractures: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis [PDF]
Introduction: Open tibial fractures are complex injuries with variable outcomes that significantly impact patients’ lives. Surgical debridement is paramount in preventing detrimental complications such as infection and non-union; however, the exact ...
Marios Nicolaides +4 more
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Healing rates in diabetes-related foot ulcers using low frequency ultrasonic debridement versus non-surgical sharps debridement: a randomised controlled trial [PDF]
Objective Current clinical practice varies around debridement techniques used to promote healing of diabetes-related foot ulcers. This randomised controlled study will compare healing rates for diabetes-related foot ulcers treated with low frequency ...
Lucia Michailidis +3 more
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Oritavancin Versus Daptomycin for Osteomyelitis Treatment After Surgical Debridement [PDF]
Introduction Weekly intravenous (IV) oritavancin and daily daptomycin were compared in an outpatient setting following extensive surgical debridement for treating patients with osteomyelitis.
Nicholas W. Van Hise +5 more
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Hydrosurgical debridement versus conventional surgical debridement for acute partial-thickness burns [PDF]
Burn injuries are the fourth most common traumatic injury, causing an estimated 180,000 deaths annually worldwide. Superficial burns can be managed with dressings alone, but deeper burns or those that fail to heal promptly are usually treated surgically. Acute burns surgery aims to debride burnt skin until healthy tissue is reached, at which point skin
Justin C.R. Wormald +4 more
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Role of 18F-FDG PET-CT in Pre-Operative Planning of Surgical Debridement in Chronic Osteomyelitis. [PDF]
Purpose Osteomyelitis is a challenge in diagnosis and treatment. 18F-FDG PET-CT provides a non-invasive tool for diagnosing and localizing osteomyelitis with a sensitivity reaching 94% and specificity reaching 100%.
Elsheikh A, Elazazy M, Elkaramany M.
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Open fractures and the incidence of infection in the surgical debridement 6 hours after trauma [PDF]
Objectives: To determine whether a time delay greater than 6h from injury to surgical debridement influences the infection rate in open fractures.Methods: During a period of 18 months, from October 2010 to March 2012, 151 open fractures were available ...
Miguel de Castro Fernandes +5 more
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Is surgical debridement necessary in the diabetic foot treated with photodynamic therapy? [PDF]
Background: Diabetic patients are susceptible to developing foot ulcers with serious complications such as osteomyelitis and amputations. Treatment approaches are still empirical and the benefit of usual procedures such as surgical debridement has not ...
João Paulo Tardivo +6 more
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Surgical debridement in long bone chronic osteomyelitis: is wide tumour-like resection necessary?: evolving concepts and a review of cases in a tertiary bone infection unit [PDF]
Aims: The standard of wide tumour-like resection for chronic osteomyelitis (COM) has been challenged recently by adequate debridement. This paper reviews the evolution of surgical debridement for long bone COM, and presents the outcome of adequate ...
Mickhael B. Langit +7 more
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Surgical Treatment of Labral Tears: Debridement, Repair, Reconstruction [PDF]
With the rapid growth of hip arthroscopy over the past decade, new treatment paradigms as well as recognition of new disease states have sprung forth. The ability to perform complex arthroscopic procedures of the hip such as labral augmentation and reconstruction is essential for hip arthroscopists in the revision setting, with patient selection and ...
Dustin, Woyski, Richard Chad, Mather
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From the Cochrane Library: Hydrosurgical Debridement Versus Conventional Surgical Debridement for Acute Partial-Thickness Burns [PDF]
Ryan E Kokoska +4 more
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