Modern Diagnosis of Posttraumatic Osteomyelitis in Victims with Polytrauma
The article deals with the use of modern markers of inflammation in patients with multiple injuries. For early detection of infectious complications of polytrauma, blood test for procalcitonin is being used. A comparison of the specificity of the test in patients with posttraumatic osteomyelitis and other infectious complications has been carried out. Sufficient efficacy of procalcitonin blood test in both groups has been revealed. Possible diagnosis of posttraumatic osteomyelitis in patients with multiple injuries before clinical manifestation is proved.