Treatment of refractory sinus in the lower leg with modified VSD technique / 中国骨伤
Jun LIU; Zhen-Zhong SUN; Yong-Jun RUI; Kui-Shui SHOU; Jian-Bing WANG; Yun-Hong MA; Xu-Ming WEI; Sheng SONG; Peng SHENG.
China Journal of Orthopaedics and Traumatology
; (12): 861-863, 2012.
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<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To investigate the effects of modified vacuum sealing drainage (VSD) technique in treating refractory sinus in the lower leg.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>From January 2010 to December 2011, 11 patients with refractory sinus in the lower leg, including 7 males and 4 females, with an average age of 34.5 years (ranged,23 to 56). These patients were treated with modified VSD technique after thorough cleaning sinus and continuous washing. After 14 to 21 days of treatment, removed VSD and re-debrided the sinus and sutured wound.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>Infections got control after operation, sinus in the lower leg healed. All patients were followed up from 6 to 14 months with an average of 10 months, no recidivations were found.</p><p><b>CONCLUSION</b>Modified VSD technique is an effective method in the treatment of stubborn sinus in the lower leg.</p>
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