Delayed Onset of Osteomyelitis in Fetal Limb Amputation Secondary to Amniotic Band Syndrome: A Case Report.

The infant displayed minimal systemic response, and cultures that grew methicillin-sensitive Staphylococcus aureus were needed to confirm the diagnosis. Surgical debridement, stump revision, and oral antibiotic therapy provided definitive treatment for our patient. The reader is encouraged to consider the possibility of osteomyelitis in similar circumstances.