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Hyperbaric oxygen treatment of refractory osteomyelitis

Elmer L. Bingham, George B. Hart

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Of 70 patients with refractory osteomyelitis who received treatment with hyperbaric oxygen, all improved and 63% have remained free of disease. Treatment is supplemental to properly timed surgery and antibiotic therapy.

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Of 70 patients with refractory osteomyelitis who received treatment with hyperbaric oxygen, all improved and 63% have remained free of disease. Treatment is supplemental to properly timed surgery and antibiotic therapy.

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Of 70 patients with refractory osteomyelitis who received treatment with hyperbaric oxygen, all improved and 63% have remained free of disease. Treatment is supplemental to properly timed surgery and antibiotic therapy.

Key concepts: Medicine, Hyperbaric oxygen, Refractory (planetary science), Osteomyelitis, Antibiotics, Surgery, Antibiotic therapy, Disease

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