ROLE OF LOCAL LINCOMYCIN INSTILLATION IN PREVENTING WOUND INFECTION OF HIP REGION FRACTURE SURGERIES

Dr. Jawahar Adi Raja; Dr. Ajay S Panakkal

Volume : VIII, Issue : IV, April - 2019

ROLE OF LOCAL LINCOMYCIN INSTILLATION IN PREVENTING WOUND INFECTION OF HIP REGION FRACTURE SURGERIES

Dr. Jawahar Adi Raja, Dr. Ajay S Panakkal

Abstract :

Objective:To study the effect of intra wound instillation of Lincomycin in 117 pa–tients with closed fractures around hip region who were treated surgically by various methods during the period of 01/07/2015 to 30/06/2018 at a secondary level trauma care centre in north Kerala. Methods and Results:The patients were reviewed at frequent intervals for a minimum of six weeks to look for any signs of wound infection.We observed no signs of infec–tion in any of the patient treated by this method. Conclusions:We concluded that Lincomycin instillation is a reliable and effective method to prevent wound infection in hip region fracture surgeries