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| Year : 2018 | Volume
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Primary subacute osteomyelitis of the talus in a child
Abdulmuhsen N Alshammari1, Mohammad H Alotaibi2, Mohamed A Abouelnaga1, Abdullah M Almohammadi3
1 Department of Orthopedics, King Fahad Hospital, Almadinah Almunawwarah, Saudi Arabia
2 Joint Program of Postgraduate Studies of Family Medicine, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
3 College of Medicine, Taibah University, Almadinah Almunawwarah, Saudi Arabia
Correspondence Address:
Dr. Abdulmuhsen N Alshammari
Department of Orthopedics, King Fahad Hospital, P.O. Box: 3892, Almadinah Almunawwarah
Saudi Arabia
 Source of Support: None, Conflict of Interest: None
DOI: 10.4103/jmsr.jmsr_36_17
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Primary subacute osteomyelitis of the talus is very rare in healthy children, and the diagnosis can be delayed or even missed, because of its uncommon presentation. Only a few cases of primary subacute osteomyelitis of the talus have been reported in the literature. In this article, we report a case of primary subacute osteomyelitis of the talus in a child and describe its symptoms, signs, radiographic appearance, and the outcome of the surgical management along with a short course of antibiotics coverage. We present this rare case report and its management to increase the awareness for the possibility of this pathology, and to avoid misdiagnosis. |
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