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Malignant transformation in chronic osteomyelitis

Introduction: Carcinomatous degeneration is a rare and late complication developing decades after the diagnosis of chronic osteomyelitis. Objectives: To present the results from a retrospective study of six cases of squamous cell carcinoma arising from chronic osteomyelitis. Methods: Six cases of chronic osteomyelitis related to cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma were identified. The cause and characteristics of...

Malignant transformation in chronic osteomyelitis

INTRODUCTION: Carcinomatous degeneration is a rare and late complication developing decades after the diagnosis of chronic osteomyelitis. OBJECTIVES: To present the results from a retrospective study of six cases of squamous cell carcinoma arising from chronic osteomyelitis. METHODS: Six cases of chronic osteomyelitis related to cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma were identified. The cause and characteristics of...

Hip disarticulation - case series analysis and literature review

OBJECTIVE: To present a retrospective study of 16 patients submitted to hip disarticulation. METHODS: During the period of 16 years, 16 patients who underwent hip disarticulation were identified. All of them were studied based on clinical records regarding the gender, age at surgery, disarticulation cause, postoperative complications, mortality rates and functional status after hip disarticulation. RESULTS: Hip...

Transformação maligna da osteomielite crónica - Revisão da literatura e casos

A osteomielite crónica é uma infeção óssea duradoura e persistente provocada por complexas colónias de microorganismos envolvidos numa matriz de proteínas e polissacarídeos, o biofilme, que as protege tanto do sistema imunitário do organismo como da ação dos antibióticos. O não tratamento ou insucesso no tratamento da osteomielite aguda, associados a fatores como lesões importantes dos tecidos moles envolventes...

Osteogénese por distracção – velocidade de crescimento do regenerado ósseo, em ...

Trocanterite tuberculosa

Encerramento de feridas com elásticos vasculares “shoelace tecnique”