5 Surgical Treatment of Osteomyelitis Acute and Chronic Post-traumatic Osteomyelitis R. Schnettler Local Surgical Treatment of Osteomyelitis with a Resorbable, Osteoconductive Antibiotic Carrier R. Kraus, U. Schiefer,…
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…
