The authors retrospectively analyzed the files of 11 patients with osteochondral sequelae of meningococcemia, which were referred to this service between 1988 and 1996. The purpose of this study was to radiographically evaluate bone and physeal injuries observed in these patients, deformities caused by them and correlate these findings with the current literature. During radiographic evaluation of patients with sequelae of meningococcemia, two distinct parameters should be observed: bone injury and physeal plate injury patterns. The most frequent bone injury pattern was lytic lesion and the most common physeal plate injury pattern was peripheral asymmetric physis destruction. The most frequent deformities were lower limb length discrepancy, angular deformities and digital amputations. Based upon the findings of the present research, a descriptive radiographic classification was proposed.
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