A child with acute myeloid leukemia complicated by calcaneal osteomyelitis due to Mycobacterium abscessus infection after induction chemotherapy successfully salvaged with bedaquiline and clofazimine.

Our patient was a 4-year-old female with acute myeloid leukemia complicated with right calcaneal osteomyelitis due to Mycobacterium abscessus with subcutaneous abscesses extending to the popliteal and groin regions after two courses of induction chemotherapy according to NOPHO-AML 2012 protocol. She required multiple operations and prolonged anti-mycobacterial therapy. A high index of suspicion for mycobacterial infection is required for immunocompromised patients with prolonged fever or unusual presentation.

Transfer of the anterior gluteus maximus to address abductor deficiency following soft tissue tumour excision.

Hip abductor deficiency is most commonly encountered in the context of degeneration of the hip, and techniques for reconstruction pioneered by arthroplasty surgeons. We adopted a local muscle transfer technique utilizing the anterior half of the gluteus maximus for abductor reconstruction following soft tissue tumour excision in a young female patient. The patient of concern had a solitary fibrous tumour located between the right gluteus medius and minimus detected as an incidental finding.

Giant cell tumor of the humeral head treated by denosumab: Implication to shoulder surgeons.

Giant cell tumor is a benign bone tumor that is commonly encountered. The optimal treatment of a giant cell tumor which causes extensive bony destruction is controversial. Recent studies on the receptor activator of nuclear factor κB ligand antagonist denosumab may offer a new treatment option for these patients.