title: Chronic osteomyelitis of ilium presenting as an expansile mutiloculated lytic lesion - A case report.
abstract: Chronic iliac osteomyelitis classically presents radiologically as an ill defined radiolucent lesion with moth eaten appearance along with periosteal reaction and sequestrum formation. Our case report presents a rare radiological picture of iliac bone osteomyelitis in the form of an expansile mutiloculated lytic lesion.
authors.affiliation: Asst. Professor, Department of Orthopaedics, Dr.PSIMS & RF, Chinoutpalli, Gannavaram 521101, AP, India.
authors.forename: Kopuri Ravi
authors.initials: KR
authors.lastname: Kiran
authors.affiliation: Professor, Department of Orthopaedics, Dr.PSIMS & RF, Chinoutpalli, Gannavaram 521101, AP, India.
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Poornachandra Rao
authors.affiliation: Professor & HOD, Department of Orthopaedics, Dr.PSIMS & RF, Chinoutpalli, Gannavaram 521101, AP, India.
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Somnadham
authors.affiliation: Asst. Professor, Department of Orthopaedics, Dr.PSIMS & RF, Chinoutpalli, Gannavaram 521101, AP, India.
authors.forename: T V
authors.initials: TV
authors.lastname: Suresh Babu
authors.affiliation: Sr. Resident, Department of Orthopaedics, Dr.PSIMS & RF, Chinoutpalli, Gannavaram 521101, AP, India.
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Krishna Prasad
keywords: Expansile multiloculated lytic lesion; Ilium; Osteomyelitis