ReviewEFORT open reviews2017
Paediatric bone and joint infection.
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37 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 104 citations in OpenAlex.
- Pooled it
- A rare case report: MRSA osteomyelitis after CRPP for pediatric distal both-bone forearm fracture.BMC pediatrics · 2026Article
- Current trends in burden and management of pediatric osteomyelitis in the African continent: a systematic review of the last decade.Annals of medicine and surgery (2012) · 2026Article
- Clinical characteristics and risk factors for pathological fractures in children with Staphylococcus aureus osteoarticular infections: a retrospective cohort study.Italian journal of pediatrics · 2025Article
- Clinical characteristics and risk factors for poor prognosis in children with complicated acute hematogenous osteomyelitis treated with vaccum sealing drainage.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2025Article
- Management of pathologic fracture of long bones as a complication of acute osteomyelitis: a challenging task for orthopedic surgeons.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2025Article
- Impact of paediatric antimicrobial stewardship program in haematogenous bone and joint infections.European journal of pediatrics · 2025Article
- Analysis of clinical characteristics and risk factors for Staphylococcus aureus disseminated infection secondary to acute osteoarticular infections in children.Italian journal of pediatrics · 2025Article
- Review
- Predictive model for surgical intervention in pediatric acute hematogenous osteomyelitis.Journal of orthopaedic surgery and research · 2025Article
- Osteomyelitis and Septic Arthritis of the Upper Extremity in Pediatric Patients.Current reviews in musculoskeletal medicine · 2025Review
- Osteoarticular infections in children in Qatar: A retrospective study.Qatar medical journal · 2025Article
- Popliteal deep vein thrombosis in a pediatric patient with SJournal of surgical case reports · 2024Article
- Investigating Osteomyelitis as a Rare Adverse Effect of Vaccination in the Pediatric Population.Pathogens (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Review
- Neighborhood Deprivation and Treatment Challenges in Pediatric Musculoskeletal Infections: A Socioeconomic Analysis.Cureus · 2024Article
- Exploring the role of bacterial virulence factors and host elements in septic arthritis: insights from animal models for innovative therapies.Frontiers in microbiology · 2024Review
- Case Report: Atypical acute compartment syndrome of the forearm in a child following minor trauma with consecutive osteomyelitis.Frontiers in surgery · 2024Article
- Appropriate Antibiotic Duration in Pediatric Bone and Joint Infection: A Systematic Review.Journal of the Pediatric Orthopaedic Society of North America · 2023Article
- Exploring Nanotechnology as a Strategy to Circumvent Antimicrobial Resistance in Bone and Joint Infections.ACS omega · 2023Review
- Subacute Bacterial Infection Mimicking a Slipped Capital Femoral Epiphysis in an Obese Adolescent Male - A Case Report and Review of Literature.Journal of orthopaedic case reports · 2023Article
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Abstract
Despite advances in understanding and management, paediatric osteoarticular infections continue to pose diagnostic difficulties for clinicians. Delays in diagnosis can lead to potentially devastating morbidity.No single investigation, including joint aspiration, is sufficiently reliable to diagnose conclusively paediatric bone and joint infection. Diagnosis should be based on a combination of clinical signs, imaging and laboratory investigations. Algorithms should supplement, and not replace, clinical decision making in all cases.The roles of aspiration, arthrotomy and arthroscopy in the treatment of septic arthritis are not clearly defined. There is a very limited role for surgery in the management of acute haematogenous osteomyelitis.The ideal duration and mode of administration of antibiotic therapy for osteoarticular paediatric infection is not yet fully defined but there is increasing evidence that shorter courses (three weeks) and early conversion (day four) to oral administration is safe and effective in appropriate cases. Clear and concise antibiotic guidelines should be available based on local population characteristics, pathogens and their sensitivities.
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