title: Osteomyelitis of the tibia following anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Osteomyelitis following anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction is extremely rare.
  
  
  METHODS
  We present a thirty year old man who presented with pain in his proximal tibia six years after ACL reconstruction. Haematological investigations were normal. He was diagnosed with osteomyelitis of his proximal tibia. He was successfully treated with washout and debridement of his tibial tunnel.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  This case highlights the need to exclude osteomyelitis as a late complication of ACL reconstruction in patients with proximal tibial pain. We also report on an unusual pathogen as casue of osteomyelitis.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Osteomyelitis in a tibial tunnel can present as a late complication of ACL reconstruction, even in the presence of normal haematological investigations.
authors.affiliation: Department of Trauma & Orthopaedics, St James' Hospital, Dublin 8, Ireland. Electronic address: barryoneill1922@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Barry J
authors.initials: BJ
authors.lastname: O'Neill
authors.forename: Alan P
authors.initials: AP
authors.lastname: Molloy
authors.forename: Tom
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: McCarthy