Amputation for osteomyelitis in a patient with spina bifida

We describe a case of osteomyelitis in a patient with spina bifida presenting to the vascular surgeon and highlight the complex challenges encountered. We review the literature and demonstrate how good multidisciplinary care and early consideration for surgical amputation may benefit this unique gro...

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Autores principales: Chui, Karen K M, Newman, Jeremy, Hobbs, Simon D, Garnham, Andrew W, Wall, Michael L
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2018
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Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6255877/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30505427
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/jscr/rjy319
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spelling pubmed-62558772018-11-30 Amputation for osteomyelitis in a patient with spina bifida Chui, Karen K M Newman, Jeremy Hobbs, Simon D Garnham, Andrew W Wall, Michael L J Surg Case Rep Case Report We describe a case of osteomyelitis in a patient with spina bifida presenting to the vascular surgeon and highlight the complex challenges encountered. We review the literature and demonstrate how good multidisciplinary care and early consideration for surgical amputation may benefit this unique group of patients. Oxford University Press 2018-11-27 /pmc/articles/PMC6255877/ /pubmed/30505427 http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/jscr/rjy319 Text en Published by Oxford University Press and JSCR Publishing Ltd. All rights reserved. © The Author(s) 2018. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/ This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/), which permits non-commercial re-use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. For commercial re-use, please contact journals.permissions@oup.com
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Amputation for osteomyelitis in a patient with spina bifida
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title_short Amputation for osteomyelitis in a patient with spina bifida
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6255877/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30505427
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/jscr/rjy319
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