Patellar osteomyelitis presenting as prepatellar bursitis.
Peripatellar lesions causing knee pain include cellulitis, bursitis, synovitis, septic arthritis and patellar osteomyelitis. We present here two cases of patellar osteomyelitis which were misdiagnosed as prepatellar bursitis. Operative treatment was required for these lesions. Patellar osteomyelitis should always be considered when treating a peripatellar lesion, although it is very rare condition.
Choi
Ho-Rim
HR
Dept of Orthopaedic Surgery, SoonChunHyang University Hospital, 23-20 BongMyung-dong, CheonAn, 330-721, Republic of Korea. choinagoya@yahoo.co.kr
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002062:Bursitis / Q000175:diagnosis; D002648:Child; D003475:Curettage; D003646:Debridement; D003951:Diagnostic Errors; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010019:Osteomyelitis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy; D010329:Patella / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000601:surgery; D013211:Staphylococcus aureus / Q000302:isolation & purification
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents