Childhood Osteomyelitis Presenting as a Pathological Fracture in Nigeria
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Osteomyelitis in childhood is an important though relatively uncommon infection. A case of it presenting as a pathological fracture was reported from London, UK. Therefore, a Nigerian case from Enugu is deemed worthy of documentation.
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