Sternal Osteomyelitis and Abscess Caused by Elbowing during a Basketball Game
A 15-year-old boy was referred to our hospital for further investigation and treatment of sternal osteomyelitis due to blunt chest trauma, more specifically elbowing during a basketball game 19 days earlier. On an initial presentation, his chest was markedly swollen and chest computed tomography dem...
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| description | A 15-year-old boy was referred to our hospital for further investigation and treatment of sternal osteomyelitis due to blunt chest trauma, more specifically elbowing during a basketball game 19 days earlier. On an initial presentation, his chest was markedly swollen and chest computed tomography demonstrated a sternal fracture and massive fluid collection in the chest wall. Since his general condition remained fairly good, we initially selected minimal drainage concomitant with antibiotics; if it was unsuccessful, we planned to switch to a more radical debridement procedure. The patient recovered without further invasive intervention and was discharged on postoperative day 26. There is no sign of recurrence six months after operation. This case report indicates that minimal drainage would be a good option for treatment in a phased strategy. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-01cedfe188be45aeb5fcee83d5c770562025-08-20T02:01:47ZengWileyCase Reports in Medicine1687-96271687-96352012-01-01201210.1155/2012/298187298187Sternal Osteomyelitis and Abscess Caused by Elbowing during a Basketball GameHideo Ichimura0Yuichiro Ozawa1Tetsuya Sato2Kanji Matsuzaki3Yuichi Yoshii4Seiji Shiotani5Department of General Thoracic Surgery, Tsukuba Medical Center Hospital, 1-3-1 Amakubo, Tsukuba-shi, Ibaraki 305-8558, JapanDepartment of General Thoracic Surgery, Tsukuba Medical Center Hospital, 1-3-1 Amakubo, Tsukuba-shi, Ibaraki 305-8558, JapanDepartment of General Thoracic Surgery, Tsukuba Medical Center Hospital, 1-3-1 Amakubo, Tsukuba-shi, Ibaraki 305-8558, JapanDepartment of Cardiovascular Surgery, Tsukuba Medical Center Hospital, 1-3-1 Amakubo, Tsukuba-shi, Ibaraki 305-8558, JapanDepartment of Orthopedics, Tsukuba Medical Center Hospital, 1-3-1 Amakubo, Tsukuba-shi, Ibaraki 305-8558, JapanDepartment of Radiology, Tsukuba Medical Center Hospital, 1-3-1 Amakubo, Tsukuba-shi, Ibaraki 305-8558, JapanA 15-year-old boy was referred to our hospital for further investigation and treatment of sternal osteomyelitis due to blunt chest trauma, more specifically elbowing during a basketball game 19 days earlier. On an initial presentation, his chest was markedly swollen and chest computed tomography demonstrated a sternal fracture and massive fluid collection in the chest wall. Since his general condition remained fairly good, we initially selected minimal drainage concomitant with antibiotics; if it was unsuccessful, we planned to switch to a more radical debridement procedure. The patient recovered without further invasive intervention and was discharged on postoperative day 26. There is no sign of recurrence six months after operation. This case report indicates that minimal drainage would be a good option for treatment in a phased strategy.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/298187 |
| spellingShingle | Hideo Ichimura Yuichiro Ozawa Tetsuya Sato Kanji Matsuzaki Yuichi Yoshii Seiji Shiotani Sternal Osteomyelitis and Abscess Caused by Elbowing during a Basketball Game Case Reports in Medicine |
| title | Sternal Osteomyelitis and Abscess Caused by Elbowing during a Basketball Game |
| title_full | Sternal Osteomyelitis and Abscess Caused by Elbowing during a Basketball Game |
| title_fullStr | Sternal Osteomyelitis and Abscess Caused by Elbowing during a Basketball Game |
| title_full_unstemmed | Sternal Osteomyelitis and Abscess Caused by Elbowing during a Basketball Game |
| title_short | Sternal Osteomyelitis and Abscess Caused by Elbowing during a Basketball Game |
| title_sort | sternal osteomyelitis and abscess caused by elbowing during a basketball game |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/298187 |
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