Post-Traumatic Crepitation Falsely Suggesting Gas Gangrene

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Abstract
The appearance of extensive soft-tissue gas after trauma is often interpreted as a sign of gas gangrene. Three patients with minor finger wounds were referred for treatment of gas gangrene because widespread subcutaneous crepitus developed in each. None, however, had clostridial myositis or any other apparent infection. Thus, posttraumatic soft-tissue gas does not necessarily indicate gas gangrene.