Acute distal radius epiphyseal osteomyelitis in a 12year old boy presented as an impending compartment syndrome: A case report

Author(s): Dr. Randhi Rama Kartheek, Dr. T Bavani Prasad, Dr. Nagireddi Ravi Shankar and Dr. Bandela Manoranjan

Abstract: A 12-year-old boy developed acute epiphyseal osteomyelitis of the distal radius following a fall. Despite a delay of 6days for the diagnosis, the patient was successfully treated with surgery and antibiotics. Clinical examination, complete blood count, erythrocyte sediment rate were crucial for the differential diagnosis, and intraoperative findings were the definitive diagnosis.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.22271/ortho.2020.v6.i2j.2104