Exam questionKROK 2Medicine ยท 2007
10 years ago a patient had a fracture in the middle one-third of his left femoral bone, and during the last 7 years he has been having acute inflammation in the area of old fracture accompanied by formation of a fistula through which some pus with small fragments of bone tissue is discharged. After a time the fistula closes. What complication of the fracture is it?
Answer options
- Bone tuberculosis
- Trophic ulcer
- False joint
- Chronic osteomyelitis
- Soft tissue phlegmon
Correct answer
Chronic osteomyelitis
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