Post-Traumatic Osteomyelitis of the Patella: A Case Report

BACKGROUND

Post-traumatic osteomyelitis (OM) is commonly seen in   the setting of an environment with overpopulation and limited resources. Compounding this is the chronicity of   the infection due to the lack of medical follow-up and/or recurrences despite on-going intermittent treatments. That   never-ending cases of OM continue to be encountered at a government hospital  as a sequelae to increasing vehicular crashes and occupational accidents is   an understatement; however, an occasional rare clinical case is both a challenge and an opportunity to learn for trainee and attending physicians alike. Here we present a case of   post-traumatic OM of the patella persisting over a course of five years.