[Acute hematogenous osteomyelitis of the patella. Apropos of 3 cases]

Three cases of acute haemotagenous osteomyelitis of the patella in children less than or equal to 9 years of age were reviewed. The purpose of this paper is to report these cases because of the extreme rarity of the location and the direct relationship of blood supply to this sesamoid bone with the involved areas. The treatment followed was surgical and the clinical and radiological results appear to be excellent after 4.8 and 12 years respectively.