Osteomyelitis Resulting from Chronic Septic Olecranon Bursitis: Report of Two Cases.
10.5397/cise.2016.19.4.252
- Author:
Myung Sang MOON
;
Seong Tae KIM
;
Bong Keun PARK
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Bursitis;
Pyogenic arthritis;
Iatrogeninc disease;
Olecranon process
- MeSH:
Bursitis*;
Curettage;
Cytochrome P-450 CYP1A1;
Olecranon Process*;
Osteomyelitis*
- From:Clinics in Shoulder and Elbow
2016;19(4):252-255
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
We reported the two cases of olecranon osteomyelitis secondary to the iatrogenic chronic relapsing septic olecranon bursitis. Infection was well eradicated by excision of the infected bursa and curettage of the eroded olecranon under the coverage of antibiotic therapy.
