Bone and joint infections are painful for patients and frustrating for both them and their doctors. The high success rates of antimicrobial therapy in most infectious diseases have not yet been achieved in bone and joint infections owing to the ...
Lew, Daniel Pablo +3 more
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Background: Treatment and diagnosis of osteomyelitis are still a challenging problem for surgeons, microbiologists and histopathologists. A direct microbiological detection of bacteria in tissues is still gold standard, but it is not always successful ...
Tiemann, A. +4 more
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Concomitant Lemierre's Syndrome and Base-of-Skull Osteomyelitis Caused by <i>Arcanobacterium haemolyticum</i>, Complicated by Ceftriaxone-Associated Cholecystitis: A Case Report. [PDF]
ABSTRACT Lemierre's syndrome and base‐of‐skull osteomyelitis can occur together in immunocompetent adolescents with Arcanobacterium haemolyticum bacteraemia. Prolonged high‐dose ceftriaxone may precipitate symptomatic cholecystitis. Clinicians should consider A.
Lane A, Stewart A.
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A Chimeric SCIP Flap With a Sartorius Muscle Component for Single-Stage Reconstruction of Late-Onset Navicular Osteomyelitis Following Degloving Injury: A Case Report. [PDF]
ABSTRACT In degloving injuries without associated fracture, osteomyelitis may be difficult to recognize, potentially delaying definitive treatment. We report a case and describe the role of a chimeric superficial circumflex iliac artery perforator (SCIP) flap with a sartorius muscle component for simultaneous dead‐space obliteration and soft‐tissue ...
Ishibashi S +5 more
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Functional outcome and quality of life following treatment for post-traumatic osteomyelitis of long bones [PDF]
INTRODUCTION: The clinical outcomes and factors associated with treatment failure of post-traumatic osteomyelitis have been investigated in many studies. However, limb functionality and quality of life following treatment for this condition have not been
Zayzan, Khairul Rizal +7 more
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Category: Diabetes; Midfoot/Forefoot Introduction/Purpose: The aim of the study was to evaluate short term results of osteomyelits of the diabetic foot treated with cerament Methods: 16 diabetics with a mean age of 61.6 years underwent surgical therapy ...
Ute Waldecker MD
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Chronic Osteomyelitis of Wrist Joint in An Immunocompromised Host
Osteomyelitis is heterogenous in its pathophysiology, clinical presentation, and management. Osteomyelitis is generally categorized as acute or chronic based on histopathologic findings, rather than duration of the infection.
Amanda P Utari +3 more
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Ultrasonography Cannot Exclude Osteomyelitis in Diabetic Foot Ulcers: A Cross-Sectional Diagnostic Accuracy Study Against Magnetic Resonance Imaging. [PDF]
Ultrasound is a valuable first‐line imaging tool for diabetic foot soft‐tissue infection but cannot reliably exclude osteomyelitis. MRI remains the preferred modality for evaluating suspected bone involvement. ABSTRACT Background and Aims Diabetic foot ulcers (DFUs) can lead to amputation, especially when complicated by osteomyelitis (OM) or soft ...
Haghighi-Morad M +4 more
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Preoperative Imaging of Charcot Neuroarthropathy in Diabetic Patients: Comparison of Ring PET, Hybrid PET, and Magnetic Resonance Imaging [PDF]
Introduction: The treatment of Charcot neuroarthropathy in the feet of diabetic patients has undergone fundamental changes in the last few years. Formerly, treatment was almost exclusively limited to nonoperative measures; since the late 1990s, however ...
Tiling, Reinhold +6 more
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Osteomyelitis and Arthritis [PDF]
Infections of bone and the joints can represent major diagnostic and therapeutic challenges to all clinicians. Together with osteomyelitis and septic arthritis, soft-tissue infections like cellulites/fasciitis and abscess formation can occur, which have to be treated appropriately.
Stumpe, K D M, Strobel, K
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