Revisiting the important role of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in long bone acute osteomyelitis: A case report of methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus acute tibial osteomyelitis with conventional radiography, computed tomography, and MRI

The tibia is an atypical site of osteomyelitis (OM) in adults, and patients with this infection experience a significant degree of morbidity as well as the need for prolonged aggressive antibiotic therapy. The early diagnosis of OM remains challenging, and often relies on imaging modalities which ar...

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Main Authors: Julia Fattore, MBBS, MD, Daniel Soon Lee Goh, MD, Ahmad Al-Hindawi, MBBS, David Andresen, MBBS
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2020-10-01
Series:Radiology Case Reports
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1930043320303885