title: Combat injury with chronic osteomyelitis complicated by squamous cell carcinoma.
abstract: Penetrating injuries of the extremity are common in combat. The patient described in this paper sustained such an injury in Vietnam. He exhibited the frequent complication of chronic osteomyelitis and eventually the rare complication of squamous cell carcinoma.
authors.affiliation: Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Harry S. Truman Memorial Veterans Hospital, Columbia, MO 65201.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Coy
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001859:Bone Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D002908:Chronic Disease; D006801:Humans; D007869:Leg Injuries / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D008889:Military Personnel; D009104:Multiple Trauma / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery; D017169:Neoplasms, Post-Traumatic / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D010019:Osteomyelitis / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery; D013977:Tibia; D013978:Tibial Fractures / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery; D014481:United States; D014744:Vietnam; D014857:Warfare