The conservative treatment of trophic soft-tissue lesions in patients with inveterate complicated spinal trauma
Vitkovs'kyĭ, A.M.
Likars'ka Sprava 1999(7-8): 74-77
1999
ISSN/ISBN: 1019-5297 PMID: 10672696 Document Number: 504917
The paper presented is based on the analysis of 216 patients who had suffered a complicated spinal injury presenting with trophic lesions of soft tissues. The above pathology is found with very high frequency in patients with a severe degree of the spinal cord injury (groups A, B, C, and D according to Francel). Large soft tissue trophic lesions are long noted to be present being characterized by a high degree of microbial contamination. Our objective in this study is improvement of results of treatment of patients with a complicated spinal injury and the presence of trophic lesions of soft tissues with the aid of conservative methods of treatment such as electrostimulation and external laser therapy. A positive result of treatment was recordable in 30.9 percent of cases.