Diagnosis and treatment of postoperative infections following hip injuries

• Published in: Magyar traumatologia, orthopaedia es helyreallito sebeszet Vol. 20; no. 3; p. 165
• Main Authors: Nagy, E, Manninger, J, Zolczer, L, Kazár, G, Balla, I
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: Hungarian
• Published: Hungary 1977
• Subjects: Adult; Aged; Bone Nails - adverse effects; Female; Femoral Neck Fractures - surgery; Fracture Fixation, Internal - adverse effects; Hip Dislocation - surgery; Hip Joint - diagnostic imaging; Humans; Male; Middle Aged; Radiography; Suppuration; Surgical Wound Infection - diagnosis; Surgical Wound Infection - therapy

The authors studied the diagnosis and treatment of posttraumatic infections of the hip joint, based on their own material. In case of latent infection the increased sedimentation rate and taking of comparative X-ray films are held important, that shows a narrowing and disappearance of the sclerosed...