Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, 1950;32:928-932.
© 1950 by The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, Inc
CHRONIC OSTEOMYELITIS
Primary Closure Following Saucerization A Preliminary Report
BRANDON CARRELL M.D.1 and
J. W. WOODWARD M.D.1
1 Texas Scottish Rite Hospital, Dallas
Primary closure of the wound following saucerization procedures in chronic osteomyelitis resulted in primary healing in 82 per cent. of a series of forty-nine cases.
This technique is dependable and has outstanding advantages to both the patient and those attending him.