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2000 Pulsatile Lavage Irrigation for Removing Particulate Matter from Bone
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Location: http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/420377
At the current time, it seems most appropriate to use high-pressure lavage systems in the irrigation and debridement of open fractures. It is noted that high-pressure lavage may have adverse effects and that surgeons should be judicious in the amount of fluid that is potentially injected into the soft tissue compartments.
Type: Reference Material
Author/Contact: David Templeman, MD
Institution: Medscape
Primary Subject/Category:
- - OCOSH Classification: Orthopaedic Procedures: Irrigation
- - OCOSH Classification: Trauma: Fractures: Open Fractures
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Added: Sun Sep 04 2005
Last Modified: Wed May 04 2011