A Solution for Post-Traumatic Osteal Expositions: Association of Greater Omentum Graft with Ozone Therapy
J. C. Escarpanter.
"Comandante Pinares" General Hospital, San Cristobal, Cuba.
Due to the frequency of injuries with postraumatic osteal
exposition of the limbs, it is reported the use of greater omentum
in association with ozone therapy, as a practical solution to
correct these defects, with exposition of the fracture focus and
in the presence or not of local infection. It is demonstrated that
with the association of these methods, healing time may be
shortened, due to the early appearance of granulation tissue, even
on osteal surfaces and a decrease in the inflammatory signs in a
septic medium, with no signs of biological rejection. Also,
wasting material, anesthetics, drugs, and stay length may be
saved, taking the graft from patients operated of puerperal
ligatures, previous acceptation of donors and recipient. The graft
implantation is performed with local anesthesia and there is no
previous preparation of the injured patient. It is fixed with
alternative sutures, its cost is very low and the patients feels
highly satisfied. It is concluded that the association of greater
omentum graft with ozone therapy offers a good alternative
therapeutic in the treatment of this disease.
Source: 2nd International Symposium on Ozone Applications
Havana, Cuba - Mach 24-26, 1997.