Table 1 Clinical characteristics of cases of osteomyelitis variolosa
From: Osteomyelitis variolosa, an issue inherited from the past: case report and systematic review
Case reference | Age | Sex | Major complications | Location | Management | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Arora [13] | 64 | Male | Closed fracture of the right humeral shaft | Elbows | Open reduction and bone graft with internal fixation | Bone healing |
| Â | 53 | Male | Elbow instability | Elbows | Splinting | Improvement |
Andrews [14] | 64 | Male | Restriction of motion in elbows | Elbows | Not clear | Not clear |
Balaji [15] | 70 | Female | Secondary arthritis of right knee | Elbows, ankles, right knee | Conservative management | Not clear |
Purandarnath [16] | 65 | Female | Secondary arthritis of multiple joints | Elbows, ankles, wrists, distal radioulnar joints, subtalar joints | Conservative management | Not clear |
Nema [17] | 40 | Male | Trimalleolar fracture with subluxation of the right ankle | Elbows, ankles | Not clear | Not clear |
Singh [18] | 41 | Male | Fracture of the distal third of the left humerus with radio-carpal anatomical disruption | Elbows, ankles, wrists, distal radioulnar joints | Open reduction and bone graft with internal fixation | Bone healing |
Balachandar [19] | 54 | Male | Right acute cubital tunnel syndrome | Elbows, ankles, distal radioulnar joints | Surgical excision of the ganglion cyst, release of the cubital tunnel retinaculum, and anterior transposition of the ulnar nerve | Improvement |
Mugalur [20] | 70 | Male | Secondary arthritis of knees and ankles | Elbows, ankles, knees | Right ankle arthrodesis | Improvement |
Thomas [21] | 40 | Male | Pain with activity in multiple joints | Elbows | Not clear | Not clear |
Khurana [22] | 56 | Male | Asymptomatic elbow deformity | Elbows | Conservative management | Not clear |
Present study | 70 | Female | Secondary arthritis of knees | Elbows, knees | Total knee arthroplasty, debridement and suturing | Improvement |