Osteomyelitis of the scaphoid with sequestration of the primary ossification centre.
An 8-year-old boy presented with Staphylococcus aureus osteomyelitis affecting the left (non-dominant) scaphoid. Surgical drainage resulted in the expulsion of the primary ossification centre as a sequestrum. Seven years later the wrist function was minimally impaired and X-rays showed complete ossification of the cartilage remnant with a relatively normal scaphoid.
Royal Preston Hospital, Lancashire, UK.
F P
FP
Monsell
J L
JL
McVie
R B
RB
Smith
D002348:Carpal Bones / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D002648:Child; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009999:Ossification, Heterotopic / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*; D010019:Osteomyelitis / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D011859:Radiography; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000150:complications*