6 Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery M. Lehnhardt, H.-H. Homann, H.-U. Steinau General Comments Primary Treatment and Prevention of Post-traumatic Osteomyelitis Insufficient primary debridement of fractures with soft-tissue damage,…
7 Treatment of Infected Prostheses Total Replacements of the Knee and Hip T. Gehrke Two-Stage Exchange of a Total Knee Replacement Using a Temporary Antibiotic Spacer Prosthesis…
3 Diagnosis of Osteomyelitis Radiologic Imaging M. Kroetz, U. Linsenmaier, M. Reiser Imaging Findings in Specific Disorders M. Kroetz, U. Linsenmaier, M. Reiser Nuclear Medicine Imaging of…
8 Special Arthrodeses for Infected Joints V. Heppert Knee Joint Ankle (Talocrural) Joint These increasingly hectic times are characterized by demands for limitless mobility….
2 Pathophysiology and Classification of Osteomyelitis R. Schnettler, V. Alt Introduction Postoperative and posttraumatic infections of bones, soft tissues, and joints still present a large problem and are among the…
4 Antibiotic Therapy Oral Antibiotic Therapy H. Breithaupt Local Antibiotic Therapy L. Frommelt Prophylaxis and Therapy of Infections with Resistant Pathogens H. Breithaupt Oral Antibiotic Therapy H….
1 Historical Background V. Alt, R. Schnettler “Aside from maintaining the greatest possible distance from the source of infection when drilling into the medullary cavity or removing the affected bone…
CHAPTER 96 Vascular Complications in Spinal Surgery Jeffery L. Stambough, MD, MBA, Elisha K. Clouse, RN, BSN, CCRP “The surgeon who says he has no complications is either a nonoperative…
CHAPTER 30 Congenital Anomalies of the Cervical Spine Asheesh Bedi, MD, Robert N. Hensinger, MD Congenital anomalies of the cervical spine occur infrequently and receive little attention when pathologic conditions…
CHAPTER 2 Applied Anatomy of the Spine Wesley W. Parke, PhD, Christopher M. Bono, MD, Steven R. Garfin, MD The spine is a segmental column of similar formed bones that…
