Long-term results of treatment including creation of a gutter and muscle transposition for chronic sclerosing osteomyelitis

Volume: 43 Number: 6 January 29, 2010
  • Veli Lok
  • Emin Bal
  • Hilmi Aydinok
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Long-term results of treatment including creation of a gutter and muscle transposition for chronic sclerosing osteomyelitis

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Objectives: We evaluated long-term results of treatment including creation of a gutter and muscle transposition in patients with chronic sclerosing osteomyelitis (CSO). Methods: Between 1980 and 1996, 11 patients (5 women, 6 men; mean age 36 years; range 17 to 69 years) with CSO were treated with creation of a gutter and muscle transposition. Seven patients had femoral, and four patients had tibial involvement. The main complaint was pain. The patients were evaluated with respect to complaints and radiologically (X-ray, computed tomography, and magnetic resonance imaging) after a mean follow-up of 12.4 years (range 6 to 24 years). Results: During the follow up period, all the patients remained symptom-free without the need for antibiotic treatment except for one patient with tibial involvement, whose pain recurred after five years. The patient’s complaint disappeared following reoperation with the same technique. Histologic examination of surgical biopsies showed nonspecific changes consistent with low-grade chronic osteomyelitis. Cultures were negative in all cases. Control radiographies showed no progression of sclerosis. Computed tomography showed cortical bone formation surrounding the transposed muscle, and magnetic resonance imaging showed fatty degeneration in the transposed muscle, without any signs of active osteomyelitis. Conclusion: The aim of gutter creation and muscle transposition is to increase blood supply to the diseased bone segment, without the need for microsurgical interventions and secondary reconstructive procedures. Our long-term results show that this technique is efficacious in patients with femoral and tibial involvement.

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Veli Lok This is me

Emin Bal This is me

Hilmi Aydinok This is me

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January 29, 2010

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March 7, 2014

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Year 2009 Volume: 43 Number: 6

APA
Lok, V., Bal, E., & Aydinok, H. (2010). Long-term results of treatment including creation of a gutter and muscle transposition for chronic sclerosing osteomyelitis. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica, 43(6), 510-514. https://doi.org/10.3944/aott.v43i6.4138
AMA
1.Lok V, Bal E, Aydinok H. Long-term results of treatment including creation of a gutter and muscle transposition for chronic sclerosing osteomyelitis. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica. 2010;43(6):510-514. doi:10.3944/aott.v43i6.4138
Chicago
Lok, Veli, Emin Bal, and Hilmi Aydinok. 2010. “Long-Term Results of Treatment Including Creation of a Gutter and Muscle Transposition for Chronic Sclerosing Osteomyelitis”. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica 43 (6): 510-14. https://doi.org/10.3944/aott.v43i6.4138.
EndNote
Lok V, Bal E, Aydinok H (January 1, 2010) Long-term results of treatment including creation of a gutter and muscle transposition for chronic sclerosing osteomyelitis. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica 43 6 510–514.
IEEE
[1]V. Lok, E. Bal, and H. Aydinok, “Long-term results of treatment including creation of a gutter and muscle transposition for chronic sclerosing osteomyelitis”, Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica, vol. 43, no. 6, pp. 510–514, Jan. 2010, doi: 10.3944/aott.v43i6.4138.
ISNAD
Lok, Veli - Bal, Emin - Aydinok, Hilmi. “Long-Term Results of Treatment Including Creation of a Gutter and Muscle Transposition for Chronic Sclerosing Osteomyelitis”. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica 43/6 (January 1, 2010): 510-514. https://doi.org/10.3944/aott.v43i6.4138.
JAMA
1.Lok V, Bal E, Aydinok H. Long-term results of treatment including creation of a gutter and muscle transposition for chronic sclerosing osteomyelitis. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica. 2010;43:510–514.
MLA
Lok, Veli, et al. “Long-Term Results of Treatment Including Creation of a Gutter and Muscle Transposition for Chronic Sclerosing Osteomyelitis”. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica, vol. 43, no. 6, Jan. 2010, pp. 510-4, doi:10.3944/aott.v43i6.4138.
Vancouver
1.Veli Lok, Emin Bal, Hilmi Aydinok. Long-term results of treatment including creation of a gutter and muscle transposition for chronic sclerosing osteomyelitis. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica. 2010 Jan. 1;43(6):510-4. doi:10.3944/aott.v43i6.4138