Childhood osteomyelitis presenting as a pathological fracture

Clinical Radiology

Volumn 63, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 348-351

  Taylor, M N ^b   Chaudhuri, R ^b   Davis, J ^b   Novelli, V ^c   Jaswon, M S ^a  

^a WHITTINGTON HOSPITAL NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b Department of Radiology ^*  (United Kingdom)

^c GREAT ORMOND STREET HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BONE RADIOGRAPHY; CASE REPORT; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; FRACTURE; HUMAN; INFANT; INFANT DISEASE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OSTEOMYELITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CHILD ABUSE; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; FRACTURES, SPONTANEOUS; HUMANS; INFANT; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OSTEOMYELITIS; SHOULDER FRACTURES; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; THROMBOCYTOSIS;

EID: 38949136694     PISSN: 00099260     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.crad.2007.07.022     Document Type: Article

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