Anterior shoulder incision and lavage

Scapular anterior incision lavage for surgical treatment of septic arthritis. Surgical infection of the shoulder joint, in the early stage of joint incision drainage, often using the anterior incision approach, and for advanced suppurative infection, when the switch is required to open the switch, the posterior incision is selected. Treatment of diseases: septic arthritis On the outer side of the inner edge of the deltoid muscle along the direction of the muscle fibers, the incision is made about 10 cm from the clavicle, and the fascia is cut in the same direction, leaving several muscle fibers in the inner edge of the deltoid muscle to protect the cephalic vein, and the muscle fibers are separated to reveal the subscapularis muscle. And the biceps long head sputum, cut the scapular lower muscles to stop, the lower part of the anterior and posterior medial joint capsule, the straight incision into the joint, saline flushing. The lavage drainage tube was indwelled, and the joint capsule and the subscapularis muscle were sutured. Stitch the wound. Postoperative upper limbs were fixed at the chest.

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