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During our study period of January 1, 2002 to December 31, 2004, we reported 13 cases of DVT associated with musculoskeletal infection in children. Eleven of these cases occurred in children with osteomyelitis. After our report was published, we became aware of the article in The Journal by Crary et al that reported 10 cases of DVT associated with osteomyelitis from the same institution (University of Texas Southwestern–Children’s Medical Center of Dallas). Comparing the 2 articles indicates that 8 of the children are described in both. Thus, our report includes 8 children who were previously reported by Crary et al, along with 5 other children with DVT (3 with osteomyelitis, 1 with septic arthritis, and 1 with pyomyositis) within our 3-year study period.I apologize for any confusion that might have arisen as a result of these 8 cases being reported in 2 separate articles. During our study period of January 1, 2002 to December 31, 2004, we reported 13 cases of DVT associated with musculoskeletal infection in children. Eleven of these cases occurred in children with osteomyelitis. After our report was published, we became aware of the article in The Journal by Crary et al that reported 10 cases of DVT associated with osteomyelitis from the same institution (University of Texas Southwestern–Children’s Medical Center of Dallas). Comparing the 2 articles indicates that 8 of the children are described in both. Thus, our report includes 8 children who were previously reported by Crary et al, along with 5 other children with DVT (3 with osteomyelitis, 1 with septic arthritis, and 1 with pyomyositis) within our 3-year study period. I apologize for any confusion that might have arisen as a result of these 8 cases being reported in 2 separate articles. Notice: An overlap in case reportsThe Journal of PediatricsVol. 152Issue 2PreviewIt was recently brought to the attention of The Journal that an article by Copley et al published in the July 2007 issue of the Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery, American Volume (JBJS-A)1 may have reported some cases of deep venous thrombosis that had been previously reported in an article by Crary et al published in the October 2006 issue of The Journal.2 The editors of The Journal and JBJS-A investigated this patient population by corresponding with the authors of the JBJS-A and Journal articles and the Institutional Review Board and Research Administration at the University of Texas Southwestern. Full-Text PDF