Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and Research

Table 1 Eighteen publications relating to CCHOM conducted in the last 26 years

From: The Beit CURE Classification of Childhood Chronic Haematogenous Osteomyelitis—a guide to treatment

Author [reference]	Year	Country	N	Type of OM	Age	Blood tests	XR used	MRI used	Microbiology reported	LoT	Classification used
Daoud [6]	1989	Algeria	34	CHOM	P	No	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	No
Meier [3]	1993	Nigeria	161	CHOM	P&A	No	Yes	No	Yes	No	Yes—own
Lauschke [2]	1994	Namibia	55	CHOM	P	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	No	Yes—own
Tekou [25]	2000	Togo	145	Mix	P	No	Yes	No	Yes	No	No
Bickler [7]	2000	Gambia	98	Mix	P	No	No	No	No	No	No
Solagberu [13]	2003	Nigeria	271	Mix	P&A	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	Yes—own
Kouame [24]	2005	Cote d’Ivoire	42	CHOM	P	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	No	No
Nacoulma [8]	2007	Burkina Faso	102	Mix	P&A	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	No	No
Erlap [17]	2007	Turkey	13	Mix	P&A	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	Cierny Mader
Museru [18]	2001	Tanzania	9	Mix	P	No	Yes	No	No	No	No
Akinyoola [19]	2008	Nigeria	47	Mix	P	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	No
Agaja [26]	2008	Nigeria	107	Mix	P&A	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	No	No
Liu [22]	2008	China	11	CHOM	P	Yes	Yes	No	No	Yes	No
Beckles [1]	2010	Malawi	167	CHOM	P	No	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Beit CURE
Hung [13]	2010	Vietnam	376	Mix	P	No	Yes	No	Yes	No	Yes—own
Stoesser [16]	2013	Cambodia	81	Mix	P	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	No
Wirbel [10]	2014	Angola and Afghanistan	27	Mix	P	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
Ali [14]	2015	Tanzania	55	Mix	P	No	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Meier

N number in study, OM osteomyelitis, CHOM chronic haematogenous osteomyelitis only, Mix mixed aetiology of osteomyelitis, P paediatric patients only, P&A paediatric and adult patients, XR plain radiology X-rays used, LoT length of treatment reported

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