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Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, 1937;19:985-992.
© 1937 by The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, Inc

BONE REGENERATION FOLLOWING MAGGOT THERAPY IN COMPOUND FRACTURES

A Newer and Simplified Method of Maggot Application in Cases Complicated by Severe Comminution or Large Osseous Defects

H. THEODORE SIMON M.D., F.A.C.S.1, A. SCOTT HAMILTON M.S., M.D.2, and CHARLES L. FARRINGTON M.B., M.D.2

1 Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery, The Department of Orthopaedics, Louisiana State University Medical Center, and the Orthopaedic Department of the State Charity Hospital of Louisiana, New Orleans
2 Senior Orthopaedic Fellow, The Department of Orthopaedics, Louisiana State University Medical Center, and the Orthopaedic Department of the State Charity Hospital of Louisiana, New Orleans

1. In certain types of compound comminuted fractures, the massive dose of maggots used (5000 or more) in a short period of time (forty-eight hours) controls infection and removes loose bone particles without secondary operations.

2. Extensive bone regeneration follows this type of maggot therapy.


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