[Rib span-plasty in sequestered osteomyelitis of the femoral diaphysis].

A case is reported of a 6-year-old boy with acute pyogenic osteomyelitis. A delay in making the diagnosis or inadequate early treatment led to chronic osteomyelitis. A delay in making a diagnosis is the most important factor in the prognosis of acute osteomyelitis.

[Indication and risk of internal intestinal splinting. Comments and supplement to the published article of W. Kapral: Splinting of the small intestine with the Miller-Abbot tube. Chirurg (1984) 55:394].

The usefulness of splinting of the bowel to prevent recurrent bowel obstruction caused by adhesions is analysed. For that is differentiated between three possible indication groups: 1. late bowel obstruction, 2.