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From: Clinical effects of early debridement, internal fixation, and Masquelet technique for childhood chronic haematogenous osteomyelitis of long bones

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Case 5: a 3-year-old boy who has recently presented with recurrent swelling and drainage from his right upper arm. At the age of 2, he underwent surgery due to swelling, redness, and pain with no preceding trauma. Afterward, a sinus tract formed at the incision (red arrow). a Pre-operative presentation of an affected limb. b Anteroposterior (AP) radiograph shows chronic osteomyelitis of the right humerus. c CT shows a sequestrum. d In the first stage of surgery, debridement and locking plate were performed and antibiotic-loaded bone cement was used to fill the bone defect area. e AP radiograph after bone graft in the second stage of surgery. f AP radiograph shows bone defect healed at 3 months after bone grafting. g AP radiograph shows bone defect remodelled at 26 months after bone grafting. h AP radiograph shows that the internal fixation was removed at 26 months after bone grafting

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