Screw Fixation of the Olecranon After Fracture or Osteotomy
- 1 September 1976
- journal article
- section ii
- Published by Wolters Kluwer Health in Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research
- Vol. &NA; (119) , 197???201-201
- https://doi.org/10.1097/00003086-197609000-00030
Abstract
SUMMARY Three cases are reported in which the split-heel technique was successfully used in the management of calcaneal osteomyelitis in children. Antibiotic therapy and debridement when necessary through medial or lateral incisions will usually eradicate the infection. Gaenslen's technique is recommended for refractory cases or patients with a draining sinus centrally located on the plantar aspect of the heel. An excellent functional result can be obtained. In general, excision of the calcaneus for chronic osteomyelitis in children is not necessary.This publication has 0 references indexed in Scilit: