Chronic Osteomyelitis of the Femur with Segmental Bone Defect: Concepts and Treatment

• Main Authors: Mohd. Y. Bajuri, Kamarul A. Abdul Razak
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Krishna Institute of Medical Sciences University 2017-04-01
• Series: Journal of Krishna Institute of Medical Sciences University
• Subjects: Bone Loss; Infection; Intramedullary Nailing
• Online Access: http://www.jkimsu.com/jkimsu-vol6no2/JKIMSU,%20Vol.%206,%20No.%202,%20April-June%202017%20Page%20127-130.pdf

Chronic osteomyelitis of the femur has always been a challenging scenario for the treating surgeon. It leads to morbidity to the patient as it interferes with the patient's rehabilitation and mobilisation. This is further complicated with the presence of a segmental bone loss following debridement due to the infection. We present a case of a young man who had a femur fracture which was initially treated with intramedullary nailing and subsequently was complicated with deep surgical site infection leading to chronic osteomyelitis.