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Case Reports
. 2020 Aug 31;22(4):267-270.
doi: 10.5604/01.3001.0014.3463.

Case Study of Emphysematous Osteomyelitis of Both Femoral Heads

Vadym Sulyma  1 , Andrii Sribniak  1 , Roman Bihun  1 , Zinovii Sribniak  2
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Case Study of Emphysematous Osteomyelitis of Both Femoral Heads

Vadym Sulyma et al. Ortop Traumatol Rehabil. .

Abstract

Early references of emphysematous osteomyelitis (EO) in the literature trace back to 1981, when the presence of intraosseous gas was mentioned in a paper of Ram et al.. Subsequently, 48 cases of EO were described. A significant underlying comorbidity was reported in most EO cases, especially diabetes and malignancy. This report presents a 37-year-old male with undiagnosed diabetes mellitus which was accompanied by emphysematous osteomyelitis of both femoral heads.

Keywords: Salmonella enteritidis; femoral head; hip joint; osteomyelitis.

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