Experience in treating children with pelvic osteomyelitis

From 1983 to 1986, we operated on 5 patients with pelvic osteomyelitis. There were 2 children aged 8 to 10 years and 3 patients aged 11 to 15 years. Duration of the disease in 3 patients - up to 14 days, in 2 - from 2 to 4 months. Three patients were diagnosed with acute hematogenous osteomyelitis and two with chronic osteomyelitis. The inflammatory process in all 5 children was localized in the right half of the pelvis, in 4 - in the iliac bone, in one - in the iliac, pubic, and sciatic bones with lesions of the hip joint.