title: Haematogenous osteomyelitis of the patella. Report of three cases.
abstract: Three cases of osteomyelitis of the patella are reported. One presented as an acute septic arthritis and another developed a sterile arthritis despite antibiotics. The clinical signs, diagnosis and treatment are discussed. Treatment with rest and antibiotics failed to cure the disease. In all three cases a sequestrectomy was carried out resulting in healing of the affected patella and recovery of knee mobility.
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D001170:Arthritis, Infectious / Q000175:diagnosis; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010019:Osteomyelitis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy; D010329:Patella / Q000473:pathology; D018805:Sepsis / Q000175:diagnosis