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Case Reports
. 2018 Aug 27:2018:bcr2018226297.
doi: 10.1136/bcr-2018-226297.

Challenging case of an intramedullary tibial abscess in the setting of chronic osteomyelitis

Kevin Bain  1 , Rebecca Grohman  1 , Shinban Liu  1 , Sareh Rajaee  1
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Case Reports

Challenging case of an intramedullary tibial abscess in the setting of chronic osteomyelitis

Kevin Bain et al. BMJ Case Rep. .
No abstract available

Keywords: bone and joint infections; medical management; orthopaedics; surgery; vascular surgery.

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Competing interests: None declared.

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Figure 1
(A) Permeative appearance of the proximal tibial metaphysis and diaphysis with areas of cortical lucency and endosteal scalloping, suspicious for osteomyelitis. (B) Intramedullary fluid collection within the proximal tibial metaphysis/epiphysis, containing hyperattenuating contents with two punctate foci of air measuring approximately 6.7×4.7×16.6 cm, suspicious for an intramedullary abscess. (C) Linear lucencies within the tibial cortex that communicate with multiple rim-enhancing fluid collections in the surrounding soft tissues surrounding the proximal and mid tibia, the largest of which measuring 3.8×5.0×6.3 cm.
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