Chronic long bone osteomyelitis: diagnosis, management and current trends

Br J Hosp Med (Lond). 2016 Oct;77(10):C161-C164. doi: 10.12968/hmed.2016.77.10.C161.

Authors

Hussein Taki¹, Matija Krkovic², Elinor Moore³, Ahid Abood⁴, Alan Norrish²

Affiliations

¹ Junior Trauma Fellow in the Department of Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgery, Addenbrookes Hospital, Cambridge CB2 0QQ.
² Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon in the Department of Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgery, Addenbrookes Hospital, Cambridge.
³ Consultant in Infectious Diseases in the Department of Infectious Diseases Medicine, Addenbrookes Hospital, Cambridge.
⁴ Consultant Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeon in the Department of Plastic Surgery, Addenbrookes Hospital, Cambridge.

PMID: 27723401
DOI: 10.12968/hmed.2016.77.10.C161

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MeSH terms

Anti-Bacterial Agents / therapeutic use*
Chronic Disease
Debridement*
Escherichia coli
Escherichia coli Infections / diagnosis
Escherichia coli Infections / epidemiology
Escherichia coli Infections / therapy*
Haemophilus Infections / diagnosis
Haemophilus Infections / epidemiology
Haemophilus Infections / therapy*
Haemophilus influenzae
Humans
Osteomyelitis / diagnosis
Osteomyelitis / epidemiology
Osteomyelitis / therapy*
Staphylococcal Infections / diagnosis
Staphylococcal Infections / epidemiology
Staphylococcal Infections / therapy*
Staphylococcus aureus
Streptococcal Infections / diagnosis
Streptococcal Infections / epidemiology
Streptococcal Infections / therapy*
Streptococcus agalactiae
Streptococcus pyogenes

Substances

Anti-Bacterial Agents