Surgical debridement to optimise wound conditions and healing. Issue 1 (December 2013)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Diefenbeck, Michael; Haustedt, Nils; Schmidt, Hergo GK
• Is Part Of: International wound journal. Volume 10:Issue 1(2013)
• Page Start: 43
• Page End: 47
• Publication Date: 2013-12
• Subjects: Wounds and injuries -- Treatment -- Periodicals; Wounds and injuries -- Periodicals; Wound healing -- Periodicals; 617.1005
• DOI: 10.1111/iwj.12187
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1742-4801

Abstract

<abstract abstract-type="main" id="iwj12187-abs-0001"> <title>Abstract</title> <p id="iwj12187-para-0001">Different treatment strategies are available for bone, joint and soft tissue infections, including use of local antibiotics; negative pressure wound therapy; one‐stage, two‐stage or multi‐stage revisions; or open wound therapy. All methods have one principle in common: adequate surgical debridement is the prerequisite for successful treatment of bone, joint and soft tissue infections. According to the different textures of healthy, infected or necrotic tissue, special techniques are used. In this article we will describe the clinical presentation of necrotic and non‐vital tissue in skin, soft tissue and bone and appropriate techniques of debridement.</p> </abstract>