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ACUTE HAEMATOGENOUS OSTEITIS IN CHILDHOOD

A Review of 212 Cases

Matthew White 1; and Wallace M. Dennison 1

1 Surgical Unit, Royal Hospital for Sick Children, Glasgow

1 . Two hundred and twelve cases of acute haematogenous osteitis treated between 1936 and 1950 have been reviewed.

2. The cases are described in three groups: Group I—Seventy-five cases treated before the introduction of effective chemotherapy; Group II—Fifty-five cases treated with sulphathiazole and Group III—Eighty-two cases treated with penicillin.

3. The problems of penicillin therapy are discussed.
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