Management of thumb chronic osteomyelitis with extrusion of the proximal phalanx in a low-resource setting

Objective: We report the case of a 14-year-old girl that presented chronic osteomyelitis with extrusion of the proximal phalanx, after a traumatic event three months before, in the rural setting of Djoum, Cameroon. Massive defects of the proximal phalanx of the thumb are uncommon, mostly associated...

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Main Authors: Francisco Borja Sobrón, Berta Alonso, Jose Manuel Arguello
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: GESDAV 2018-09-01
Series:Archives of Clinical and Experimental Surgery
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Online Access:http://www.ejmanager.com/fulltextpdf.php?mno=291143