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Life‐threatening pelvic osteomyelitis: pelvic destruction in an 8‐year‐old boy
Author(s) -
Hughes Craig D,
Axt Matthias W
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
medical journal of australia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.904
H-Index - 131
eISSN - 1326-5377
pISSN - 0025-729X
DOI - 10.5694/j.1326-5377.2009.tb02645.x
Subject(s) - medicine , osteomyelitis , pelvis , surgery , pelvic inflammatory disease , pelvic infection , family planning , research methodology , population , environmental health
The Medical Journal of Australia ISSN: 0025-729X 15 June 2009 190 12 709-710©The Medical Journal of Australia 2009www.mja.com.auLessons from Practiceelvic osteomyelitis is a rare occurrence, with reported rates of1%–11% of all cases of acute haematogenous osteomyelitis(AHO) occurring between the ages of 7 and 14 years.