Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, 1973;55:758-760.
© 1973 by The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, Inc
The Management of Chronic Cavities in the Region of the Hip Joint
RALPH GER M.D.1 and
URIEL ADAR M.D.1
1 From the Departments of Surgery and Orthopaedics, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx
A method of treating chronic rigid-walled cavities in the region of the hip joint consists in excision of all necrotic material, packing the defect with viable muscle after controlling the septic process, and the delayed application of splitthickness skin grafts to the muscle.