title: Chronic tibial osteomyelitis in children. A case review at hospital tengku ampuan afzan, kuantan.
abstract: Osteomyelitis in children has various clinical manifestations causing diagnostic and therapeutic difficulties. Inappropriate treatment of acute osteomyelitis may lead to chronic, serious and complicated condition. Chronic osteomyelitis continues to be a major cause of morbidity and disability in children living in developing countries. We present three cases of tibial osteomyelitis that have different presentations and sequalae. Our intention is to alert our colleagues, particularly primary physicians, regarding the variety of presentation and the important of early diagnosis and treatment to reduce the risk of morbidity following osteomyelitis.
authors.affiliation: International Islamic University Malaysia, Faculty of Medicine, Traumatology and Rehabilitation, Department of Orthopaedics, 25150 Kuantan, Pahang, Malaysia. ariffs@iium.edu.my endena90@yahoo.com.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Shukrimi
authors.affiliation: International Islamic University Malaysia, Faculty of Medicine, Traumatology and Rehabilitation, Department of Orthopaedics, 25150 Kuantan, Pahang, Malaysia.
authors.forename: M S
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Ariff
authors.affiliation: International Islamic University Malaysia, Faculty of Medicine, Traumatology and Rehabilitation, Department of Orthopaedics, 25150 Kuantan, Pahang, Malaysia.
authors.forename: Z
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Zamzuri
authors.affiliation: International Islamic University Malaysia, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Paediatrics, 25150 Kuantan, Pahang, Malaysia.
authors.forename: N T
authors.initials: NT
authors.lastname: Mai Ashikin