Subacute Osteomyelitis Research Paper

Brodie abscess is named after Sir Benjamin Brodie, who was the first to describe this subacute osteomyelitis in 1832. [1] Brodie abscess is one type of subacute osteomyelitis. It is difficult to diagnose because the clinical signs and symptoms of the acute form of the disease are absent. [2] Subacute osteomyelitis is a haematogenous infection of the bone characterised by local symptoms and few clinical signs. [2] One of the presenting symptoms is pain of long duration. [3] The diagnosis is based on the clinical history and radiologic findings. [2] Management is also controversial. Conservative treatment without the need for surgery. [4] Most authors prefer a surgical approach for these lesions in order to exclude such as tumours. [5, 6] Successful
outcomes have been reported with oral antibiotic only. [2] We report a case of talus Brodie abscess in pediatric patient with describing the clinical presentation, radiographic appearance, intraoperative image, and the outcome after surgical management.