[Prognosis of long tubular bone strength changes in surgery of chronic osteomyelitis]. Academic Article uri icon

Overview

abstract

  • Mineral bone density (MBD) in osteomyelitic focus and symmetric intact tubular bone was compared in 54 patients. Changes of MBD values were also measured after surgical treatment (bone trepanation or osteonecroectomy with bone plasty). Thus, MBD, and, therefore, bone strength, was mostly higher in pathologic focus then in the healthy bone. Operative treatment showed no negative influence on MBD.

publication date

  • January 1, 2010

Research

keywords

  • Bone Density
  • Debridement
  • Hand Bones
  • Leg Bones
  • Osteomyelitis

Identity

Scopus Document Identifier

  • 77954711634

PubMed ID

  • 20360673

Additional Document Info

issue

  • 2