Tibial osteomyelitis: report of three cases in a hospital in rio de janeiro

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International Journal of Development Research

Volume: 
11
Article ID: 
22264
3 pages
Research Article

Tibial osteomyelitis: report of three cases in a hospital in rio de janeiro

Walmir Silva Moraes, André Luís Marinho Ramos, Valdenice Rodrigues da Cunha Sousa, Matheus Ribeiro Viana Goulart, Venício Wunderlich da Rocha, Erika Homsi, Rodrigo Petito, Ítalo Porto Alves, Igor Fernando Satin de Oliveira, Vítor Tenorio and Pedro Henrique Ribeiro

Received 27th April, 2021; Received in revised form 29th May, 2021; Accepted 20th June, 2021; Published online 25th July, 2021

Copyright © 2021, Walmir Silva Moraes et al. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

Abstract: 

Objective: to report the case of three patients admitted with osteomyelitis in a large hospital. Method: information was obtained by means of medical record review, patient interview, photographic record of the diagnostic methods to which the patient was submitted, and literature review. Final Considerations: post-traumatic osteomyelitis has a high morbidity, often leading the patient to permanently disabling injuries. The reports show the occurrence of post-traumatic tibial osteomyelitis and summarize the management of the respective cases.

DOI: 
https://doi.org/10.37118/ijdr.22264.07.2021
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