Limb salvage surgery in chronic osteomyelitis : a case report
Osteomyelitis refers to an infection of the bone characterized by progressive inflammatory destruction caused by infecting microorganism. Open fracture carries the risk of developing osteomyelitis from 3 to 50% with a high amputation rate. Salvage of the limb is always a challenge and needs perse...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Pusat Perubatan Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia
2018
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| Online Access: | http://journalarticle.ukm.my/20224/ http://journalarticle.ukm.my/20224/1/31_ms0238_pdf_78624.pdf |
| Summary: | Osteomyelitis refers to an infection of the bone characterized by progressive
inflammatory destruction caused by infecting microorganism. Open fracture
carries the risk of developing osteomyelitis from 3 to 50% with a high amputation
rate. Salvage of the limb is always a challenge and needs perseverance. We report
the case of a 44-year-old male with chronic osteomyelitis with successful multiple
limb salvage surgeries. The curative approach to chronic osteomyelitis has the
following goals including arrest of infection, pain reduction and salvage of limb
and function. With regard to survival and function, the result obtained in this case
is more promising compared to above knee amputation. |
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