CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT OF ACUTE HEMATOGENOUS OSTEOMYELITIS

[Treatment of acute hematogenous osteomyelitis in children].

Experience in treatment of 348 children with acute hematogenic osteomyelitis is analysed. Newborn infants and children whose ages ranged from 1 to 15 years formed a group of patients. Of decisive importance in the outcome of the disease are early diagnosis and emergency operative measures, aimed at decompressing, opening and cleansing the purulent foci, producing a high concentration of antibio...

Acute hematogenous osteomyelitis.

[Acute hematogenous osteomyelitis in infancy and childhood].

Chronic osteomyelitis is recognised as a very old disease, but acute osteomyelitis appears to have been understood only in the last 50 or so years. Until the latter part of the nineteenth century, acute osteomyelitis was only rarely recognised, except as a complication of open fractures or local sepsis. According to Wilensky (1927) the term osteomyelitis was probably coined by Nelaton in 1844. ...

Acute hematogenous osteomyelitis of the scapula in children.

PURPOSE OF THE STUDY Osteomyelitis of the scapula is uncommon, often with a misleading clinical presentation. We report four cases of osteomyelitis of the scapula to illustrate the particular clinical imaging findings and treatment related to this location. CASE REPORTS Between 1996 and 2006, four children were treated for osteomyelitis of the scapula, three boys and one girl, with a mean age...

Acute hematogenous osteomyelitis of the rib identified on bedside ultrasound.

BACKGROUND Osteomyelitis is a challenging and commonly considered diagnosis in the emergency department. Early recognition and treatment with appropriate antibiotic therapy is crucial to prevent complications. OBJECTIVE This case reviews relevant literature and typical ultrasound features of osteomyelitis. It highlights a previously undescribed and practical application of emergency departmen...