Author(s)

Joseph Yorke, Pius Agbenorku, Joseph Akpaloo, Charles Appiah, Papa Kwesi Sansomir Fiifi-Yankson, Michael Adinku, Ewura Adjoa Ahenfoa Ben-Crentsil, Dennis Afful-Yorke

Department of Surgery, School of Medical Sciences, College of Health Sciences, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana.
Directorate of Surgery, Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital, Kumasi, Ghana.
School of Medical Sciences, College of Health Sciences, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana.

Introduction: Tropical pyomyositis refers to bacterial infection that affects skeletal muscles causing single or multiple abscesses filled with pus. Aim: The study seeks to find out the effectiveness in the use of primary closure and vacuum drainage in the treatment of pyomyositis. Materials and Methods: The study was conducted between March 1, 2007 and February 28, 2014 at the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital, Kumasi, Ghana on patients with pyomyositis. Results: Seventy-seven patients comprising 58 (75.32%) males and 19 (24.68%) females were included in the study with their ages ranging from 15 to 68 years. There was improvement in patient’s healing outcome. Conclusion: Primary wound closure and vacuum drainage provides patients with much satisfaction and better outcome as well and it is also effective.

Pyomyositis, Primary Closure, Negative Wound Pressure Therapy (NWPT), Satisfaction, Cost, Outcome

Yorke, J. , Agbenorku, P. , Akpaloo, J. , Appiah, C. , Sansomir Fiifi-Yankson, P. , Adinku, M. , Ahenfoa Ben-Crentsil, E. and Afful-Yorke, D. (2014) Treating Tropical Pyomyositis (Myositis Tropicans) Using Primary Closure and Vacuum Drainage. Surgical Science, 5, 333-337. doi: 10.4236/ss.2014.58055.