title: A review of haematogenous osteomyelitis in children in Kuala Lumpur Hospital.
abstract: We review 81 cases of acute haematogenous osteomyelitis from 1983 to 1990 to establish current pattern of clinical presentation, modes of treatment and success of therapy. Majority of the patient (70%) presented within a week of symptom and significant number of them came with fever and swelling of the affected limb. Sedimentation rate was found to be raised in all of them. Fifty-four (55%) of them were treated surgically. The average antibiotic time was one week by intravenous administration followed by additional oral therapy for period up to four weeks. Average follow-up was 9 months. Six of them (7.5%) end up with various complication which was believed to be due to delay in getting medical treatment.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedic and Traumatology, Faculty of Medicine, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Razak
authors.forename: M M
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Ismail
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Omar
mesh_terms: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D016470:Bacteremia / Q000150:complications* / Q000628:therapy; D001842:Bone and Bones / Q000378:metabolism*; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006761:Hospitals; D006801:Humans; D008296:Malaysia; D008297:Male; D010019:Osteomyelitis / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000601:surgery; D012189:Retrospective Studies
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents