Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus osteomyelitis of the scaphoid from a catheter in the radial artery

The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery. British Volume
Goo Hyun Baek, Moon Sang Chung

Abstract

We describe the development of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus osteomyelitis of the scaphoid in a 49-year-old man from an infection occurring around a catheter in the radial artery. Total scaphoidectomy and appropriate antibiotic therapy eradicated the infection.

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