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ArticleAnnals of medicine and surgery (2012)2022

Acute hematogenous osteomyelitis in children: Management of pandiaphysitis with extensive bone destruction: A case series of thirteen child.

Mohamed Zairi, Ahmed Amin Mohseni, Ahmed Msakni, Chaker Jaber, Kacem Mensia, Walid Saied, Sami Bouchoucha, Rim Boussetta, Mohamed Nabil Nessib

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Article in Annals of medicine and surgery (2012), 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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  1. [Efficacy of Norvancomycin in the Treatment of Acute Hematogenous Osteomyelitis in Children and Its Effect on Inflammatory Indicators].Sichuan da xue xue bao. Yi xue ban = Journal of Sichuan University. Medical science edition · 2026
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Mohamed ZairiFaculty of Medicine of Tunis, Department of Pediatric Orthopedic Surgery, Bechir Hamza Children's Hospital, Tunis, Tunisia.
Ahmed Amin MohseniFaculty of Medicine of Tunis, Department of Pediatric Orthopedic Surgery, Bechir Hamza Children's Hospital, Tunis, Tunisia.
Ahmed MsakniFaculty of Medicine of Tunis, Department of Pediatric Orthopedic Surgery, Bechir Hamza Children's Hospital, Tunis, Tunisia.
Chaker JaberFaculty of Medicine of Tunis, Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Hospital of Pneumo-Phtisiology Abderrahman Mami, Tunis, Tunisia.
Kacem MensiaSpecialist Surgeon, Department of Pediatric Orthopedic Surgery, Bechir Hamza Children's Hospital, Tunis, Tunisia.
Walid SaiedFaculty of Medicine of Tunis, Department of Pediatric Orthopedic Surgery, Bechir Hamza Children's Hospital, Tunis, Tunisia.
Sami BouchouchaFaculty of Medicine of Tunis, Department of Pediatric Orthopedic Surgery, Bechir Hamza Children's Hospital, Tunis, Tunisia.
Rim BoussettaFaculty of Medicine of Tunis, Department of Pediatric Orthopedic Surgery, Bechir Hamza Children's Hospital, Tunis, Tunisia.
Mohamed Nabil NessibFaculty of Medicine of Tunis, Department of Pediatric Orthopedic Surgery, Bechir Hamza Children's Hospital, Tunis, Tunisia.

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Abstract

Introduction: and Importance: Acute hematogenous osteomyelitis (AHO) poses a public health problem in severe forms from the outset or with delayed diagnosis. The aim of this work is to describe the management of pandiaphysitis with extensive bone destruction by the Ilizarov external fixator and antibiotics and to evaluate the results. Methods: This is a retrospective, descriptive, cross-sectional and single-center study. It was performed over a seven-year period. We included children with acute hematogenous osteomyelitis complicated by pandiaphysitis of the long bones with extensive bone necrosis. All patients underwent stabilization with an Ilizarov external fixator and antibiotic therapy adapted to the antibiogram in ten cases. One patient had the induced membrane technique. All the patients underwent dynamization of the Ilizarov external fixator followed by immobilization with a cast or a splint for the lower limb. Outcomes: 13 medical files were collected during the study period. The sex ratio was 1.6, the average age was 7.56 years. Three localization sites: humerus for 3 cases, femur for 3 cases and tibia for 7 cases. The germ has been identified in ten cases. Methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus was the most common. Bone consolidation is obtained in all cases with an average delay of ten months. Conclusion: The Ilizarov external fixator associated with antibiotics has proven its effectiveness in the management of pandiaphysitis with extensive bone destruction. This method is an alternative in the therapeutic arsenal available to pediatric orthopedic surgeons. Level of evidence: IV, Case series.

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Acute hematogenous osteomyelitisCase seriesChildrenExtensive bone destructionPandiaphysitisStaphylococcus auréus

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