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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

  1. Bone tuberculosis
  2. Trophic ulcer
  3. False joint
  4. Chronic osteomyelitis
  5. Soft tissue phlegmon
Correct answer

Chronic osteomyelitis

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