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Acute Osteomyelitis of the Distal Femoral Epiphysis: a Case Report

Kazushi Haraguchi, Hiroshi Tachibana, Mitsuo Yoshida, Masahiro Kina

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The case of a seven-year-old boy with acute osteomyelitis of the distal femoral epiphysis is reported. Acute hematogenous osteomyelitis begins commonly in the metaphysis and in children the epiphyseal plate bars the spread to the epiphysis and the adjacent joint. Epiphyseal osteomyelitis is very rare, frequently spreading into the adjacent joint and being more latent than metaphysial osteomyelitis.

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Key concepts: Epiphysis, Osteomyelitis, Metaphysis, Medicine, Epiphyseal plate, Anatomy, Surgery