Acute osteoarticular infections (AOI) should be treated as top emergencies. The first few
days following the inception of infection are ultra-critical to long-term prognosis. A
comprehensive road map for management of childhood AOI is still lacking despite recent
advances in microbiology and imaging (magnetic resonance imaging). The many faces of
childhood AOI warrant a multidiscipline approach to management. Laboratory and imaging
findings of are still debatable and should not overshadow or delay a management plan …