Vertebral osteomyelitis in infants
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Published:1982-02
Issue:1
Volume:64-B
Page:32-35
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ISSN:0301-620X
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Container-title:The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery. British volume
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language:en
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Short-container-title:The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery. British volume
Author:
Eismont FJ,Bohlman HH,Soni PL,Goldberg VM,Freehafer AA
Abstract
Four infants between 2 and 13 weeks of age developed vertebral osteomyelitis. Their symptoms were different from those of children with discitis in that our patients were systemically ill, there was almost complete dissolution of involved vertebral bodies with either normal or nearly normal adjacent vertebral endplates, and three of the four children had recurrence of infection. The importance of long-term antibiotic treatment is emphasised. Years later the radiographic appearance of these children can be identical to congenital kyphosis with either anterior failure of segmentation or posterior hemivertebrae. The treatment should be the same as for congenital kyphosis with early bracing in extension and early fusion for progressive kyphosis.
Publisher
British Editorial Society of Bone & Joint Surgery
Subject
Orthopedics and Sports Medicine,Surgery
Cited by
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