Author(s)

Alfredo Tagarro, Julia Yebra, Martina Steiner, Nuria Bonsfills, José Carmelo Albillos, Aida Sánchez, Lorena Cid, Alfonso Cañete

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Kohler’s disease is an osteochondrosis of the tarsal navicular bone. The exact causes of osteochondrosis remain unknown. We report a 4-year-old girl with a haematogenous tarsal arthritis who developed a Köhler’s disease immediately after the infection. It is hypothesised that avascular necrosis of the navicular bone was developed secondary to pyogenic arthritis.

Köhler Disease, Osteochondroses, Septic Arthritis, Children

A. Tagarro, J. Yebra, M. Steiner, N. Bonsfills, J. Albillos, A. Sánchez, L. Cid and A. Cañete, "Kohler’s Disease Secondary to Tarsal Pyogenic Arthritis," International Journal of Clinical Medicine, Vol. 2 No. 5, 2011, pp. 633-635. doi: 10.4236/ijcm.2011.25107.