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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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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GESDAV
2018-09-01
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Series: | Archives of Clinical and Experimental Surgery |
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Online Access: | http://www.ejmanager.com/fulltextpdf.php?mno=291143 |