Osteosarcoma of the Proximal Femur Mimicking Septic Arthritis of the Hip: A diagnostic dilemma

Septic arthritis is a surgical emergency requiring prompt drainage of the accumulation of pus in the joint. We report an eight-year-old boy who was referred to the Armed Forces Hospital, Salalah, Oman, in 2016 with limping and pain in his right hip along with an abduction deformity. He was initially...

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Main Authors: Salil Umrani, Yaqoub Al-Mufargi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sultan Qaboos University 2019-03-01
Series:Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal
Online Access:https://journals.squ.edu.om/index.php/squmj/article/view/3002