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pISSN 1226-2102
eISSN 2005-8918
    J Korean Orthop Assoc. 1974 Dec;9(4):411-417. Korean.
    Published online Mar 11, 2020.
    https://doi.org/10.4055/jkoa.1974.9.4.411
    Copyright © 1974 by The Korean Orthopaedic Association
    Original Article

    Pyogenic Osteomyelitis with Multiple Lesions

    Han-Koo Lee, M.D., Young Min Kim, M.D., Dae-Kyung Bae, M.D. and Moon-Sang Chung, M.D.
      • Department of Orthopedic Surgery, College of Medicine, Seoul National University, Korea.

    This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/) which permits unrestricted non-commercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

    Abstract

    Sixteen cases of pyogenic osteomyelitis with multiple lesions were observed in the Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Seoul National University Hospital during the last 9 years. Multiple osteomyelitis occured in male 3 times more frequently than in female, and was hematogenous in 81% of the cases. The highest incidence was found among 10 to 20 year-old patients, and most commonly affected sites were tibia, femur and foot bones in that order. The infecting organism was Coagulase (+) staphylococcus in 65%. The patients were cured in about one third of the cases after single operative treatment.

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