[Verified Answer]: The patient is admitted to the hospital…

The patient is admitted to the hospital for debridement of the right fibula bone. After multiple outpatient diagnostic tests are performed, the diagnosis of acute osteomyelitis localized in the right fibula due to a staphylococcal infection is made in this 15-year-old male. The child began complaining of pain below the right knee and difficulty walking over the past two weeks. The patient denied any trauma to the leg but, as an active boy who plays soccer and softball, trauma could not be ruled out, although no evidence of an injury was found on the leg. To prevent bone destruction as well as the possibility of the infection spreading to other bones and joints in the lower leg, the child is admitted for surgery. The procedure is an open excisional debridement of the proximal fibula. The patient withstands the procedure well and is discharged to his parents for at-home recovery 1 day after surgery.