There are many various diseases in the bone and joint infections, and we tried to make antimicrobial treatment guidelines for common infectious diseases based on available data for microbiology and clinical trials. This guidelines focused on the treatment of osteomyelitis and septic arthritis, which can be experienced by physicians at diverse clinical settings. This guidelines is not applicable...

Introduction Malign diseases may mimic rheumatoid diseases. Joint involvement and leg pain are among frequently encountered symptoms particularly in the patients with leukemia. Sometimes, however, primary tumor may be asymptomatic and may mimic rheumatoid diseases because of metastasis. The present case, which admitted to our clinic with bone and joint pain continuing for 10 days and mimicking ...

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Background: The ultimate goal of the treatment of infectious knee arthritis is to protect the articular cartilage fromadverse effects of infection. Treatment, however, is not always hundred percent successful and has a 12% failurerate. Persistent infection is more likely to happen in elderly patients and those with underlying joint diseases,particularly osteoarthritis. Eradica...

OBJECTIVE MIA (melanoma inhibitory activity) is correlated with metastasis in patients with malignant melanoma. As MIA is not only produced by melanoma cells, but also by differentiated chondrocytes, we examined whether serum levels of MIA are correlated with inflammation and/or joint destruction in rheumatic diseases. METHODS MIA serum concentrations of patients with different rheumatic dise...

An adequate level of physical activity has a substantial effect on both mental and physical human health. Physical activity is largely dependent on the function of the musculoskeletal and articular system. One of the most frequent diseases of this system is degenerative joint disease. Due to the changing and more demanding lifestyles and patients' willingness to be involved in sports activity, ...