Abstract
We report two Brodie's abscess located in the metaphysis of the long bone which penetrated the growth plate. In the one case, a 14-year-old girl, the abscess extended in the distal metaphysis and epiphysis of her right femur. Her epiphyseal cartilage had already ossified on radiography, and curetting was performed over the growth plate leaving the drainage tube in the dead space. In the other case, a 13-year-old girl, the abscess spread from the distal metaphysis to the epiphysis of her right tibia. In this case the epiphyseal cartilage still existed, so we curatted only the metaphyseal lesion from apprehension of growth disturbance. Both cases were observed for over six months, during which time experience any symptoms in daily life nor did growth disturbance of the bone progress.
