Staphylococcal osteomyelitis of the carpal scaphoid.

A healthy 11-year-old boy developed staphylococcal osteomyelitis of the carpal scaphoid without any history of antecedent trauma or evidence of other sites of bony involvement. He responded well to antibiotic treatment and surgical drainage. Five months postoperatively there was partial regeneration of the scaphoid on radiographs, and no signs of recurrent infection.