Juvenile Mandibular Chronic Osteomyelitis: Role of Surgical Debridement and Antibiotics

Abstract Purpose To document outcomes of management of juvenile mandibular chronic osteomyelitis (JMCO) using a standardized treatment protocol including open biopsy, decortication, microbial culture and long-term antibiotic therapy. Methods This was a retrospective case study of pediatric patients...

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Veröffentlicht in:Journal of oral and maxillofacial surgery 2016-07, Vol.74 (7), p.1368-1382
Hauptverfasser: Renapurkar, Shravan, BDS, DMD, Pasternack, Mark S., MD, Nielsen, G. Petur, M.D, Kaban, Leonard B., DMD MD
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Zusammenfassung:Abstract Purpose To document outcomes of management of juvenile mandibular chronic osteomyelitis (JMCO) using a standardized treatment protocol including open biopsy, decortication, microbial culture and long-term antibiotic therapy. Methods This was a retrospective case study of pediatric patients with JMCO treated at Massachusetts General Hospital for Children between 1996 and 2014. Inclusion criteria included: Age
ISSN:0278-2391
1531-5053
DOI:10.1016/j.joms.2016.01.027