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Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, 1961;43:939-1021.
© 1961 by The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, Inc

Suction Drainage of Orthopaedic Wounds

Theodore R. Waugh M.D.1 and Frank E. Stinchfield M.D.1

1 Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University, and The New York Orthopaedic Hospital, Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center, New York

Suction drainage, using silicone rubber catheters, is suggested as a method to provide more complete drainage of orthopaedic wounds. A series of 100 cases has been analyzed. It is our impression that wounds involving medullary bone in which complete hemostasis cannot be achieved by ordinary techniques, and wounds in which a potential dead space exists, should have suction drainage. A more benign and uncomplicated postoperative course can be anticipated if this treatment is used.


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