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Infections of the Musculoskeletal System

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Antibiotics in the Tropics

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Several types of osteomyelitis can be distinguished: acute hematogenous osteo-myelitis, exogenous osteomyelitis (direct inoculation of bacteria by trauma or at operation), and chronic osteomyelitis. In Africa, osteomyelitis and its sequelae continue to be a major medical problem. The majority of patients present late in hospital. Often bone necrosis (sequestrum formation) has already supervened. Other complications, such as pathological fractures, dislocation of the hip, infection of an adjacent joint, and limitation of joint movements, are also common. In cases of chronic osteomyelitis, discharging sinuses are frequent.

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  1. Department of Pediatrics, University Hospital, Johann Wolfgang Goethe-Universität, Theodor-Stern-kai 7, 6000, Frankfurt/Main 70, Germany

    Dr. med. Sabine Enenkel

  2. Department of Internal Medicine, University Hospital Johann Wolfgang Goethe-Universität, Theodor-Stern-Kai 7, 6000, Frankfurt/Main 70, Germany

    Professor Dr. Wolfgang Stille

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Enenkel, S., Stille, W. (1988). Infections of the Musculoskeletal System. In: Antibiotics in the Tropics. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-73276-8_16

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