Abstract
The results of a study of twenty-eight patients with osteomyelitis of the mandible, in whom decortication had been performed, are reported. The decortication via the oral route was performed from 3 weeks to several years after onset of the disease. Twenty patients were examined more than 2 years after the decortication, and in all patients with acute/subacute or secondary chronic osteomyelitis complete healing was encountered. In four of the six patients with primary chronic osteomyelitis, the decortication arrested the symptoms of the disease. The findings are discussed, and decortication is strongly recommended as a means of treating osteomyelitis of the jaws.
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