Volume 24, Issue 104, July - August, 2020

Early physiotherapy rehabilitation approach enhances recovery in rare acute tibial osteomyelitis post-operative in a 9 year old child

Pratik Phansopkar^1♦, Priya tikhile¹, Radhika Sawal¹, Prasad dhage¹, Devyani Purushe¹, Waqar M. Naqvi²

¹Ravi Nair Physiotherapy College, Datta Meghe Institute of Medical Sciences, Wardha, Maharashtra. INDIA.
²Vice Principal and Professor, Ravi Nair Physiotherapy College, Datta Meghe Institute of Medical Sciences, Wardha, Maharashtra. INDIA

^♦Corresponding author
Pratik Phansopkar, Assistant Professor, Department of Musculoskeletal Physiotherapy, Ravi Nair Physiotherapy College, DattaMeghe Institute of Medical Sciences, Wardha, Maharashtra. INDIA. Email: drpratik77@gmail.com

ABSTRACT

Introduction: Osteomyelitis is an acute or chronic inflammatory process of bone, bone marrow and its structures secondary to infection with microorganisms. An immediate treatment module of osteomyelitis for preventing bone destruction and deformity is early detection and diagnostic accuracy. Immediate rehabilitation in post-surgical patients has been beneficial for recovery to functional concerns. Patient main concerns were pain, inability to move right knee, painful weight bearing. Diagnosis was confirmed acute right tibial osteomyelitis with necessary investigations X-ray, MRI and blood work and patient underwent surgical treatment followed by IV antibiotics and rehabilitation. Early therapeutic exercises are found to be beneficial in achieving functional goals in the early post-operative phase. Conclusions: The above study concludes that definitive surgical approach and early physiotherapy rehabilitation led to enhancement in functional goals of the patient which stands a major understanding towards a successful recovery.

Keywords: Osteomyelitis, Rehabilitation, Autism spectrum disorder, Sickle cell Anemia, Physiotherapy

Medical Science, 2020, 24(104), 2482-2486

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