Osteomyelitis and the Diabetic Foot

Determination of the incidence of osteomyelitis and risk factors in patients with diabetic foot ulcer in Birjand, Iran: Short Communication

One of the most common complications of diabetes is diabetic foot ulcer, which exposes patients to wound infection, osteomyelitis, and lower-limb amputation if left untreated. Therefore, accurate and rapid diagnosis of wound and osteomyelitis infection is an important step in treating this debilitating complication. In this regard, the present study was aimed to determine the incidence of osteo...

بررسی ارتباط بین افزایش ESR و CRP با درگیری استخوان در عفونت پای دیابتی

Infection is a common complication of diabetic foot that needs hospital admission and surgical intervention.Diabetic foot occurs in one of each ten diabetic patients. Diabetic foot complications are osteomyelitis, arthritis and abscess formation. Radiography, isotope scans, MRI and CT-scan are the procedures that help diagnosis of these complications but these are not always cost effectiv...

Osteomyelitis or Charcot neuro-osteoarthropathy? Differentiating these disorders in diabetic patients with a foot problem

Both osteomyelitis and Charcot neuro-osteoarthropathy (CN) are potentially limb-threatening complications of diabetic neuropathy, but they require quite different treatments. Almost all bone infections in the diabetic foot originate from an infected foot ulcer while diabetic osteoarthropathy is a non-infectious process in which peripheral neuropathy plays the critical role. Differentiating betw...

Full Title: Predictors of outcomes in diabetic foot osteomyelitis treated initially with conservative (non-surgical) medical management – a retrospective study Short Title: Predictors of outcome in diabetic foot osteomyelitis treated conservatively Authors: P Zeun BMBS MRCP

Treating diabetic foot osteomyelitis primarily with surgery or antibiotics: have we answered the question?

Foot infections are among the most frequent diabetes-related causes for hospitalization and the usual immediate predecessor to lower-extremity amputation in these patients (1). Infection usually starts in ulcerated soft tissues, but can spread contiguously to underlying bone (2). Overall, about 20% of patients with a diabetic foot infection (and over 60% of those with severe infections [3]) hav...

Osteomyelitis in diabetic foot: A comprehensive overview

Foot infection is a well recognized risk factor for major amputation in diabetic patients. The osteomyelitis is one of the most common expression of diabetic foot infection, being present approximately in present in 10%-15% of moderate and in 50% of severe infectious process. An early and accurate diagnosis is required to ensure a targeted treatment and reduce the risk of major amputation. The ...