[Experiences with the ISOP (bubble or integral confinement) in surgery of the motor apparatus in Lausanne].

Use of the Celster ISOP integral enclosure method in over 200 bone and joint operations prompts the following conclusions: With ISOP contamination of the surgical field is significantly reduced and the number of discharging wounds after surgery is lower. Delicate operations such as internal fixation of the fractured acetabulum or reinsertion of the cruciate ligament pose few problems under ISOP. The use of ISOP during bone and joint surgery is an advance in the prevention of postsurgical infection.