TITLE:
Kohler’s Disease Secondary to Tarsal Pyogenic Arthritis
AUTHORS:
Alfredo Tagarro, Julia Yebra, Martina Steiner, Nuria Bonsfills, José Carmelo Albillos, Aida Sánchez, Lorena Cid, Alfonso Cañete
KEYWORDS:
Köhler Disease, Osteochondroses, Septic Arthritis, Children
JOURNAL NAME:
International Journal of Clinical Medicine,
Vol.2 No.5,
November
28,
2011
ABSTRACT: Kohler’s disease is an osteochondrosis of the tarsal navicular bone. The exact causes of osteochondrosis remain unknown. We report a 4-year-old girl with a haematogenous tarsal arthritis who developed a Köhler’s disease immediately after the infection. It is hypothesised that avascular necrosis of the navicular bone was developed secondary to pyogenic arthritis.