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[Functional treatment of surgically treated empyema of the knee joint]
F Draijer1, T Lorentzen, R Nissen
1Klinik für Unfallchirurgie, Universität Kiel.
Der Unfallchirurg
|May 1, 1994
Abstract:
Knee-joint empyema requires prompt surgical management. After debridement the joint needs to be irrigated for several days. Functional follow-up treatment with electromotive splints according to the CPM concept should begin soon after surgery. Follow-up examination of patients treated in this way for knee-joint empyema showed a protracted course with worse results for empyemas subsequent to arthrotomy, while joint infections after less severe injuries (skin lesions, puncture) healed successfully.