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Case Reports
. 2020 Mar-Apr;11(2):310-313.
doi: 10.1016/j.jcot.2019.08.010. Epub 2019 Aug 13.

Osteomyelitis complicating Sever's disease: A report of two cases

Sunil Kumar  1 , Nimesh Jain  1 , Prasad Karpe  1 , Rajiv Limaye  1
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Osteomyelitis complicating Sever's disease: A report of two cases

Sunil Kumar et al. J Clin Orthop Trauma. 2020 Mar-Apr.

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Abstract

Sever's disease is a common cause of heel pain in young children and it has a self-limiting course without long term complications. Osteomyelitis of calcaneus is a sinister condition which can lead to serious complication if treatment is delayed. Indolent nature of calcaneus osteomyelitis leads to overlap in its clinical picture with Sever's disease. Two cases of Sever's disease which were later diagnosed and managed for osteomyelitis are reported. Salient differentiating features of Sever's disease and calcaneus osteomyelitis along with management strategy are discussed.

Keywords: Calcaneus; Osteochondritis; Osteomyelitis.

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1A&1B: X rays of heel at initial presentation. 1C&1D:MRI scans of heel (t2 weighted images). 1E: Decompression-- Intra op. 1F&1G: Follow up x rays of heel at 5 months.
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2A&2B: X rays of heel at initial presentation. 2C&2D:MRI scans of heel. 2E&2F: Follow up x rays of heel at 12 months.
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