title: [Acute osteomyelitis of the patella].
abstract: The authors report on an observation of acute osteomyelitis of the patella in a non-sickle-anemic 8-year-old child. The literature helps confirm the scarcity of the disease, the difficulties of diagnosis and the good prognosis of the lesion in the child.
authors: Service d'Orthopédie-Traumatologie, C.H.U., Brazaville, Congo.
authors: A
authors: A
authors: Moyikoua
authors: J C
authors: JC
authors: Bouity-Buang
authors: Ngatse-Oko
authors: B
authors: B
authors: Pena-Pitra
mesh_terms: D002370:Casts, Surgical; D002648:Child; D005839:Gentamicins / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010019:Osteomyelitis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000601:surgery; D010329:Patella / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D011859:Radiography
chemical_list: D005839:Gentamicins
vernacular_title: Ostéomyélite aiguë de la rotule.