Abstract
A 5-year-old previously healthy girl sustained a left proximal humerus fracture after a fall from a trampoline. The injury was initially treated nonoperatively, but during routine follow-up, the patient was found to have a previously unrecognized bony erosion at the fracture site. Workup was negative for neoplasm but instead demonstrated Salmonella osteomyelitis. The patient underwent debridement and treatment with antibiotics. This is an unusual presentation of a humerus fracture in a child with concomitant Salmonella osteomyelitis. Osteomyelitis is an important diagnostic consideration when considering bony erosions in the pediatric patient, even in those patients without apparent risk factors.
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