Historical Bibliography Updated: February 3, 2020

The treatment of chronic osteomyelitis with the maggot (larva of the blow fly).

BAER, William Stevenson (1872 – 1931) PubMedCentral

Publication Details

J. Bone Jt. Surg., 13, 438-75. 1931 CE.

Larrey observed the therapeutic effect of maggots on wounds; W. S. Baer inaugurated the method of treating osteomyelitis by this means (“Baer therapy”).

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Surgery & Anesthesia
Pharmacology & Therapeutics

Thematic Classifications

ORTHOPEDICS › Diseases of or Injuries to Bones, Joints & Skeleton SURGERY: General › Wound Healing THERAPEUTICS THERAPEUTICS › Maggots

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Entry Number	#4399
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External URL	the-treatment-of-chronic-osteomyelitis-with-the-maggot-larva-of-the-blow-fly