Journal article
Comparison of Irrigation Times Using Gravity and High-Pressure Lavage.
Abstract
The benefits of high-pressure pulsatile lavage for open fracture irrigation have been controversial based on conflicting experimental animal research. Recently published data definitively demonstrated that irrigation pressure does not affect the incidence of reoperation for the treatment of open fractures. However, proponents of pulsatile lavage argue a faster irrigation time is an important benefit of the high-pressure treatment. The purpose …
Authors
Muscatelli S; Howe A; O'Hara NN; O'Toole RV; Sprague SA; Slobogean GP
Journal
Orthopedics, Vol. 40, No. 3, pp. e413–e416
Publisher
SLACK
Publication Date
May 2017
DOI
10.3928/01477447-20170109-01
ISSN
0147-7447