title: [Postoperative Osteomyelitis of a Distal Phalanx Caused by Raoultella ornithinolytica].
abstract: We report on a case of osteomyelitis of a distal phalanx of the right ring finger of a 62-year-old patient, which occurred 11 months after transosseous-transungual refixation of a closed flexor digitorum profundus tendon avulsion caused by Raoultella ornithinolytica. R. ornithinolytica is an encapsulated Gram-negative aerobic bacillus. In the literature only 13 cases of human infection by R. ornithinolytica are mentioned. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first case of an osteomyelitis caused by R. ornithinolytica.
authors.affiliation: Klinik für Hand- und Plastische Chirurgie, Kantonsspital Aarau, Aarau, Schweiz.
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Schmutz
authors.affiliation: Handchirurgie, Klinik für Orthopädie und Traumatologie des Bewegungsapparates, Kantonsspital Baselland, Bruderholz, Schweiz.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Adler
authors.affiliation: Handzentrum, Hirslanden Klinik Birshof, LEONARDO - Ärzte für Orthopädie und Traumatologie, Münchenstein, Schweiz.
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Schelhorn
authors.affiliation: Infektiologie und Spitalhygiene, Medizinischen Universitätsklinik, Kantonsspital Baselland, Bruderholz, Schweiz.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Wirz
authors.affiliation: Handzentrum, Hirslanden Klinik Birshof, LEONARDO - Ärzte für Orthopädie und Traumatologie, Münchenstein, Schweiz.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Fricker
mesh_terms: D004755:Enterobacteriaceae / Q000472:pathogenicity; D004756:Enterobacteriaceae Infections / Q000150:complications*; D005383:Finger Injuries; D050278:Finger Phalanges / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D010019:Osteomyelitis / Q000209:etiology*; D013708:Tendon Injuries; D013710:Tendons