Ahmad, Sufian S.; Kohl, Sandro; Evangelopoulos, Dimitrios Stergios; Krüger, Andreas (2013). Silent chronic osteomyelitis lasting for 30 years before outburst of symptoms. BMJ case reports, 2013(apr22 1), bcr2013009428-bcr2013009428. BMJ Publishing Group 10.1136/bcr-2013-009428
Full text not available from this repository. (Request a copy)A 56-year-old male patient presented with left knee and thigh pain after suffering a knee contusion. History revealed a complex fracture of the distal femur 30 years prior to presentation. Initial blood tests upon admission showed elevated C reactive protein values. Subsequent imaging and biopsies showed a correlate to osteomyelitis, upon which the diagnosis of a late onset osteomyelitis as an outburst of silent chronic osteomyelitis was made. The patient was successfully treated surgically by means of aggressive debridement and discharged after confirmation of negative biopsies.
Item Type: |
Journal Article (Original Article) |
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Division/Institute: |
04 Faculty of Medicine > Department of Orthopaedic, Plastic and Hand Surgery (DOPH) > Clinic of Orthopaedic Surgery |
UniBE Contributor: |
Kohl, Sandro |
Subjects: |
600 Technology > 610 Medicine & health |
ISSN: |
1757-790X |
Publisher: |
BMJ Publishing Group |
Language: |
English |
Submitter: |
Stephanie Schmutz |
Date Deposited: |
04 Apr 2014 11:33 |
Last Modified: |
05 Dec 2022 14:29 |
Publisher DOI: |
10.1136/bcr-2013-009428 |
PubMed ID: |
23608873 |
URI: |
https://boris.unibe.ch/id/eprint/42690 |
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