Overview of Chronic Osteomyelitis Cases at Level II Kartika Husada Hospital, Kubu Raya Regency, West Kalimantan Province January 2015 - December 2017
Osteomyelitis is a bacterial infection in bone or bone marrow. This study was a retrospective descriptive study of chronic osteomyelitis cases at Kartika Husada Level II Army Hospital of Kubu Raya Regency from January 2015 to December 2017 as well as a description of its management. There were 47 subjects taken based on their medical records. Surgical management was done in 39 cases (83.0%), consisting of debridement and sequestrectomy (33 cases), debridement (4 cases), and amputation (2 cases). Surgical management was combined with non-surgical management.
Authors
- Ganda MRH Purba
- Ery Hermawati
- Cahayo Mahandro Mahandro
Institutions
- Tanjungpura University (ID)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Cermin Dunia Kedokteran
- Published
- 2024-08-08
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.55175/cdk.v51i8.966
- Primary Topic
- Orthopedic Infections and Treatments
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00