Tibial osteomyelitis: report of three cases in a hospital in rio de janeiro
International Journal of Development Research
Tibial osteomyelitis: report of three cases in a hospital in rio de janeiro
Received 27th April, 2021; Received in revised form 29th May, 2021; Accepted 20th June, 2021; Published online 25th July, 2021
Copyright © 2021, Walmir Silva Moraes et al. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
Objective: to report the case of three patients admitted with osteomyelitis in a large hospital. Method: information was obtained by means of medical record review, patient interview, photographic record of the diagnostic methods to which the patient was submitted, and literature review. Final Considerations: post-traumatic osteomyelitis has a high morbidity, often leading the patient to permanently disabling injuries. The reports show the occurrence of post-traumatic tibial osteomyelitis and summarize the management of the respective cases.
