CLINICAL AND LABORATORY CHARACTERISTICS OF CHRONIC OSTEOMYELITIS IN CHILDREN

Abstract

The publication summarizes various classical and modern aspects of acute and chronic hematogenous osteomyelitis in children. The results of our own observations and laboratory, instrumental, immunologicalstudies carried out in a large contingent ofpatients with variousforms ofhematogenous osteomyelitis, as well as the results ofvarious methods ofsurgical treatment; issues of etiology, pathogenesis, differential diagnosis and complex staged treatment of children were discussed; the original ideas about the modern classification of these actual diseases were expressed; there are six illustrative clinical examplesfrom our own observations. The publication is intendedfor doctors ofpediatric surgeons and specialists in related specialties.