Primary Sternal Osteomyelitis: A Case Report and Review

Primary sternal osteomyelitis (PSO) remains a rare but morbid and challenging condition. Due to the limited reports of PSO in the literature, management of this disease continues to lack consensus. We present a case report highlighting how PSO remained, in our experience, refractory to medical manag...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Lopez, Christopher D., Hill, J. Bradford, Stavropoulos, Christos, Lerman, Oren Z.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Wolters Kluwer Health 2019
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Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6635211/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31624660
http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/GOX.0000000000002120
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Sumario:Primary sternal osteomyelitis (PSO) remains a rare but morbid and challenging condition. Due to the limited reports of PSO in the literature, management of this disease continues to lack consensus. We present a case report highlighting how PSO remained, in our experience, refractory to medical management, and how operative intervention provided resolution, and a review of the literature.

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