Osteoid Osteoma of the Coracoid Process Presenting as Adhesive Capsulitis in a 10-Year-Old Male: A Case Report.

A 10-year-old male presented with symptoms in his right shoulder indicative of adhesive capsulitis. Radiographic films did not demonstrate any osseous abnormalities. Magnetic resonance imaging demonstrated the presence of an eccentric lesion within the coracoid process consistent with an osteoid osteoma.

Intravenous versus oral outpatient antibiotic therapy for pediatric acute osteomyelitis.

The optimal route (oral versus intravenous) of antibiotic administration for pediatric acute osteomyelitis is not well established. Seventy-eight children from our university hospital and 17 children at our county hospital were treated for acute osteomyelitis. The rates of intravenous antibiotics upon discharge were 95% versus 65% (P=0.