| Literature DB >> 6497604 |
H Tscherne, G Giebel, G Muhr, C Howell.
Abstract
Conventional treatment of pyogenic knee joint infections leads to unsatisfactory results. Through early synovectomy, before cartilage damage and osteoarthritis appear, the infected focus can be "excised." Functional after-treatment avoids cartilage atrophy, wound adhesions, and muscle weakness. The excellent results after 26 knee joint infections confirm this.Entities:
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Year: 1984 PMID: 6497604 DOI: 10.1007/bf00435547
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Arch Orthop Trauma Surg ISSN: 0344-8444