[Application of mini-septopal in surgery of the hand]

Successful application of the Septopal in treatment of osteomyelitis has created the demand for this form of drug available for implantation into the small operation field, e.c. in the hand. The Chair and Clinic for Traumatology of the Medical Academy in Wrocław has been chosen to cooperate in the clinical trial on application of the Septopal-minichains in surgery of hand. There were 76 patients treated with the Mini-Septopal implantation. In 18 cases the osteomyelitis or active bacterial soft tissue infection gave indications for this type of treatment. In 58 cases Mini-Septopal was implanted because of high risk of infection in contaminated wounds. In both groups bacteriological examinations have been performed and statistical study revealed successful results even in primary resistant for gentamicin bacteries. Very good results of treatment let us estimate very high the usefulness of Mini-Septopal in bone and soft-tissue infections treatment, if the proper surgical procedures are performed to clean the focus of infection.