title: Acute osteomyelitis complicating a simple fracture. A case report.
abstract: Osteomyelitis complicating a simple fracture is unusual, but the reason for its rarity is unknown. We report on a 9-year-old Black boy who developed acute osteomyelitis after sustaining an acute simple fracture of the femur. The causative role of trauma in acute osteomyelitis is discussed and 'the relative resistance of healthy bone' questioned.
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D002648:Child; D005264:Femoral Fractures / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010019:Osteomyelitis / Q000209:etiology*