An Uncommon Presentation of Chronic Osteomyelitis of the Fibula in an 11-Year-Old Child: A Case Report
Published: June 1, 2019 | DOI: https://doi.org/10.7860/JCDR/2019/41337.12891
Kashif Akhtar Ahmed, Tashi Galen Khonglah, Bhaskar Borgohain, Wanlam Khongwir, Dukhum Magu
1. Senior Resident, Department of Orthopaedics and Trauma, North Eastern Indira Gandhi Regional Institute of Health and Medical Science, Shillong, Meghalaya, India.
2. Assistant Professor, Department of Orthopaedics and Trauma, North Eastern Indira Gandhi Regional Institute of Health and Medical Science, Shillong, Meghalaya, India.
3. Associate Professor, Department of Orthopaedics and Trauma, North Eastern Indira Gandhi Regional Institute of Health and Medical Science, Shillong, Meghalaya, India.
4. Senior Resident, Department of Orthopaedics and Trauma, North Eastern Indira Gandhi Regional Institute of Health and Medical Science, Shillong, Meghalaya, India.
5. Senior Resident, Department of Orthopaedics and Trauma, North Eastern Indira Gandhi Regional Institute of Health and Medical Science, Shillong, Meghalaya, India.
Correspondence
Dr. Kashif Akhtar Ahmed,
Room No.4, OPD Block, North Eastern Indira Gandhi Regional Institute of Health and Medical Science,
Mawdiangdiang, Shillong-793018, Meghalaya, India.
E-mail: kashifbqcmanipal@gmail.com
Chronic osteomyelitis of the long bones in children is one of the oldest diseases known. For orthopaedic surgeons in a developing country, it still remains a major challenge to treat such patients. The utmost priority remains to urgently diagnose and treat acute osteomyelitis as it can reduce the burden of this condition. We present a case report of an 11-year-old child with chronic osteomyelitis of the fibula and its subsequent management. The child hails from a low socio-economic background with limited access to healthcare facilities. Chronic osteomyelitis in children affects various long bones but involvement of the fibula has rarely been reported in literature.
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