conclusion there are significant differences between vo by different microorganisms that help physician to start empirical medical treatment while waiting to definite diagnosis by blood culture, culture from paravertebral abscess, serology and bone biopsy. spinal osteomyelitis is an uncommon cause of back pain but it has potential to compromise nervous system and even death may occur if it is n...

The selection of an anterior, lateral, or posterior approach to the cervicothoracic junction for surgical treatment of vertebral osteomyelitis is still a matter of debate. These ordinary approaches generally require an extensile exposure. This article describes a less invasive approach case of a vertebral osteomyelitis of T2/3 using a video-assisted operating technique of thoracic surgery (VATS...

Chest wall reconstruction after rib resection is essential to ensuring chest wall stability, avoiding flail chest and pulmonary hernia, and improving pulmonary function. Traditionally, a synthetic mesh and a musculocutaneous flap have been used to bridge the chest wall defect. However, a risk of secondary prosthesis infection exists. Acellular dermal collagen mesh implants (PermacolTM) are indi...

a seven year-old boy with several painless masses on the ribs and shoulder was referred to our hospital. the masses were so prominent that they prevented the child’s sleep. since the patient had been ridiculed by his friends due to the rib prominences, he had refused to attend school. after clinical and radiological evaluations, the masses were diagnosed as hereditary multiple exostoses of the ...

hemangioma of the rib is a rare benign vascular tumor. herein, we report a 63-year-old man presenting with hemangioma of the left sixth rib. an osteolytic eccentric expansive mass with calcification and focal cortical disruption was detected on chest computed tomography (ct). the mass showed low 2-deoxy-2-[18f]-fluoro-d-glucose (18f-fdg) avidity on positron emission tomography. the patient unde...

2.1 Summary ............................................... 5 2.2 Definition .............................................. 6 2.3 History ................................................... 6 2.4 Overview of Currently Used Classification Systems and Terminology 7 2.5 Currently Used Terms in Classification of Osteomyelitis of the Jaws .................. 11 2.5.1 Acute/Subacute Osteomyelitis .......

background brucellosis is a systemic bacterial disease transmitted from animals to humans and involves many organs and tissues. symptoms of brucellosis are protean and can be similar to many other infectious diseases. none of the symptoms are specific enough to support the clinical diagnosis. the musculoskeletal system is one of the most commonly affected organs. disease can be present with bur...