Tudisco C, Farsetti P, Gatti S, Ippolito E
Cattedra di Patologia dell'Apparato Locomotore, University of Reggio Calabria, Italy.
J Pediatr Orthop. 1991 May-Jun;11(3):358-63.
Twenty-six patients who had suffered from chronic osteomyelitis since childhood were followed after skeletal growth. The follow-up ranged from 11 to 41 years, with an average of 23.4 years. At the end of growth, 22 of our 26 patients did not show any deformity of the involved limb. At follow-up, four of 26 patients showed shortening and angular deformity of the affected limb. Irreversible damage of the growth plate, due either to the extreme virulence of the pathogen or to inappropriate surgical treatment, was responsible for the deformities.
26例自幼患有慢性骨髓炎的患者在骨骼生长后接受了随访。随访时间为11至41年，平均23.4年。在生长结束时，26例患者中有22例受累肢体未出现任何畸形。在随访时，26例患者中有4例出现患肢缩短和角形畸形。生长板的不可逆损伤，要么是由于病原体的极强毒力，要么是由于不适当的手术治疗，导致了这些畸形。
