Intramedulary gas no related to infection

Vives Barquiel, Marian ; Ballesteros Betancourt, José ; García Tarriño, Raquel ; Llusá Pérez, Manuel ; Claret, Guillem ; Tomás Batlle, Xavier ; García Torres, Borja ; Navarro, Guillem ; Estrada, José ; Soriano Viladomiu, Alex

Resumen: The presence of gas in joints or soft tissues is usually indicative of infectious pathology or degenerative diseases [1]. However, the presence of gas inside the medullary canal in the diaphysis of long bones is an uncommon condition, and it is often associated with fractures or previous surgeries. We present the case of a 29-year-old man who suffered an open supraintercondylar femur fracture, treated with debridement, surgical scrub with saline solution, and stabilization by external fixator, and in a second stage with a definitive osteosynthesis, which after being washed with pressure gun presented abundant intramedullary gas non-related to infectious pathology but possibly related to a pulsatile jet lavage during surgery.

Idioma: Inglés

DOI: 10.23937/2572-3243.1510040

Año: 2017

Publicado en: Journal of Musculoskeletal Disorders and Treatment 3, 3 (2017), 1 - 4
ISSN: 2572-3243

Tipo y forma: Article (Published version)

Dataset asociado: Intramedullary Gas not Related to Infection ( 10.23937/2572-3243.1510040)