311 CASES OF CHRONIC OSTEOMYELITIS TREATED BY SOAKING WITH GANLINGSAN LIQUID

摘要

From 1992 to 1995,311 cases of chronic osteomyelitis(including 145 cases of hematogenicosteomyelitis,147 cases of traumatic osteomyelitis,8 cases of secondary osteomyelitisafter local infection,4 cases due to other causes,and 7 cases with cause unknown)weretreated by soaking with Ganiingsan liquid.The average treatment course was 69.5 days.The results showed that 260 cases were cured,26 cases markedly effective,20 casesimproved,and 5 cases ineffective.The evaluation of the function revealed that 150 caseswere excellent,129 cases good,10 cases improved,and 22 cases poor.111 patientsrecovered from abnormal erythrocyte sedimentation rate.External fixation was appliedat the same time for the patients accompanied by nonunion of fracture,and thetherapeutic effect was also satisfactory.