ArticleSeminars in plastic surgery2009
Osteomyelitis of the long bones.
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108 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
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- Case Report: Distal tibial physeal injury secondary to conservative treatment of acute hematogenous osteomyelitis resulting in ankle deformity - highlighting the necessity of regular follow-up.Frontiers in surgery · 2026Article
- Clinicopathological and microbiological profile of osteomyelitis at a teaching hospital in India: A retrospective study.Bioinformation · 2026Article
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- Personal history of irradiation and risk of osteomyelitis: A Mendelian randomization study.Medicine · 2025Article
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- Microbial Colonization of Explants after Osteosynthesis in Small Animals: Incidence and Influencing Factors.Veterinary sciences · 2024Article
- Prospects and challenges for the application of tissue engineering technologies in the treatment of bone infections.Bone research · 2024Review
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Abstract
Long bone osteomyelitis presents a variety of challenges to the physician. The severity of the disease is staged depending upon the infection's particular features, including its etiology, pathogenesis, extent of bone involvement, duration, and host factors particular to the individual patient (infant, child, adult, or immunocompromised). Long bone osteomyelitis may be either hematogenous or caused by a contiguous spread of infection. A single pathogenic organism is almost always recovered from the bone in hematogenous osteomyelitis; Staphylococcus aureus is the most common organism isolated. A variety of multidrug-resistant organisms of bacteria continue to be a source of concern in arresting infection. The primary weapons to treat these infections are culture-specific antibiotics, aggressive debridement, muscle flaps, and bone grafts. This article offers a basic review of the classification, etiology, epidemiology, pathogenesis, and treatment of long bone osteomyelitis.
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