HOME HELP FEEDBACK SUBSCRIPTIONS ARCHIVE SEARCH TABLE OF CONTENTS		QUICK SEARCH:   [advanced] Author: Keyword(s): Year:  Vol:  Page:

This Article Full Text Full Text (PDF) Alert me when this article is cited Alert me if a correction is posted Services Email this article to a friend Similar articles in this journal Similar articles in PubMed Alert me to new issues of the journal Download to citation manager Citing Articles Citing Articles via Google Scholar Google Scholar Articles by Prokuski, L. Search for Related Content PubMed PubMed Citation Articles by Prokuski, L.

Treatment of Acute Infection

Dr. Prokuski is Associate Professor, Department of Orthopedics and Rehabilitation, University of Wisconsin Hospitals and Clinics, Madison, WI.

Neither Dr. Prokuski nor the department with which she is affiliated has received anything of value from or owns stock in a commercial company or institution related directly or indirectly to the subject of this article.

Military injuries are classically thought of as being limited to penetrating trauma caused by gunshot and blast injuries. However, blunt trauma caused by motor vehicle crashes and crush injuries can produce severe open injuries in the extremities. Most military injuries involve a higher level of energy than is commonly seen in civilian injuries, and the environment can be austere. These factors contribute to the development of infections that appear shortly after musculoskeletal trauma. Thus, the orthopaedic surgeon must know how to treat anaerobic soft-tissue infection, including clostridial fasciitis, clostridial myonecrosis, and tetanus; bacterial necrotizing fasciitis; and both superficial and deep bacterial wound infections.