Pathologic fracture and hardware failure in Streptococcus anginosus femoral osteomyelitis: Case report
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Femoral Osteomyelitis Presenting as a Pathologic Fracture in a 53 Year Old Male: A Rare Case Report
Introduction Hematogenous osteomyelitis of long bones in immunocompetent adults is extremely rare and uncommonly presents as a pathological fracture. Case Report A 53-year-old Caucasian male presented with an atraumatic mid-shaft femur fracture secondary to hematogenous osteomyelitis. The organism was found to be Streptococcus anginosus. The patient required multiple surgical debridements and...
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عنوان ژورنال: Annals of Medicine and Surgery
سال: 2021
ISSN: 2049-0801
DOI: 10.1016/j.amsu.2021.102478