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Marginal wedge resection for chronic osteomyelitis of the iliac bone

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Six patients with chronic osteomyelitis of the iliac bone were treated with marginal resection of the infected segment. All patients were healthy active males without predisposing factors. Their age ranged between 14 and 38 years. All patients had recurrent drainage of abscesses for 2–9 years. In three patients, the infection followed a gunshot injury, in two the infection was haematogenous in origin, and in one the infection followed a surgical bone graft procedure. The outcome was successful for all patients, who have been followed regularly for 2–10 years.

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Six malades avec une ostéomyélite chronique de l'os iliaque ont été traités par résection marginale du segment infecté. Tous les malades étaient des hommes actifs sans facteur prédisposant, âgés de 14 à 38 ans. Il avaient tous des fistules récidivantes ou des abcés depuis 2 à 9 ans. Dans trois cas l'infection a suivi une blessure par arme à feu, deux fois elle était d'origine hématogène et une fois elle était la conséquence d'une prise de greffe osseuse. Le résultat était bon pour tous les malades qui ont été suivis régulièrement de 2 à 10 ans.

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Muhdi, M.M., Hamdam, T.A. Marginal wedge resection for chronic osteomyelitis of the iliac bone. International Orthopaedics (SICOT) 27, 254–256 (2003). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00264-002-0420-y

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