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Chronic Osteomyelitis in Children

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Chronic osteomyelitis leads to considerable morbidity, and complex treatments are often required for eradication of infection and treating complications such as bone loss, angular deformities, and leg length discrepancy.

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  1. CBM International, Nibelungenstrasse 124, Bensheim, 64625, Germany

    J. Norgrove Penny MD, FRCS(C)

  2. Division of Orthopaedic Surgery, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, USA

    David A. Spiegel MD (Associate Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery)

  3. Honorary Consultant in Orthopaedics and Rehabilitation, Hospital and Rehabilitation Centre for Disabled Children, Janagal, Kavre, Nepal

    David A. Spiegel MD (Associate Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery)

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  1. Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Institute for Global Orthopedics and Traumatology, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, California, USA

    Richard A. Gosselin

  2. Division of Orthopaedic Surgery, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

    David A. Spiegel

  3. Columbus, Montana, USA

    Michelle Foltz

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Penny, J.N., Spiegel, D.A. (2014). Chronic Osteomyelitis in Children. In: Gosselin, R., Spiegel, D., Foltz, M. (eds) Global Orthopedics. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-1578-7_31

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