Your browser version may not work well with NCBI's Web applications. More information here...
1: Foot Ankle Int. 2001 Apr;22(4):318-23.Links

Hyperbaric oxygen therapy in the treatment of soft tissue necrosis resulting from a stingray puncture.

Rocca AF, Moran EA, Lippert FG 3rd.

National Naval Medical Center, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Bethesda, Maryland 20889, USA. DrewRocca@POL.net

Necrotizing soft tissue processes of the foot secondary to an acute stingray envenomation can be a challenge to manage. Very little is reported in the orthopaedic literature to aid the practicing surgeon faced with this problem. In this case report, we describe the wound management and team approach employed in this patient's care, including the indications for hyperbaric oxygen therapy, which, in this case, was ultimately successful.

PMID: 11354445 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]