title: Costal osteomyelitis due to an electrical burn.
abstract: This article describes the case of a patient who suffered an electrical full thickness burn of the chest wall and a concomitant osteomyelitic complication of two ribs. A review of the existing literature on bone and joint changes after burns is presented. Osteomyelitis of ribs must be kept in mind while treating patients for chest wall burns.
authors.affiliation: Department of Plastic and Esthetic Surgery, Hadassah University Hospital, Jerusalem, Israel.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Alfie
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Benmeir
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Caspi
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Raveh
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Moor
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Weinberg
authors.forename: M R
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Wexler
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Newman
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002058:Burns, Electric / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010019:Osteomyelitis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D012272:Ribs