Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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4078768 | Operative Techniques in Orthopaedics | 2016 | 8 Pages |
Abstract
Pediatric musculoskeletal infections represent a wide spectrum of diseases and pose a treatment challenge for the orthopaedic surgeon. Prompt and accurate diagnosis and treatment are of utmost importance to prevent long-term sequelae and often require a multidisciplinary approach. Staphylococcus aureus is still reported as the most common causative organism of infection, with an increase in the number of methicillin-resistant S. aureus infections in more recent years. Treatment consists of a combination of surgical debridement and antibiotics. Close follow-up is required, as up to 6% of all infected children still suffer from permanent sequela.
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Authors
Verena M. Schreiber, Kenneth D. Illingworth, W. Timothy Ward,