TY - JOUR
T1 - Osteomyelitis
T2 - Approach to diagnosis and treatment
AU - Fritz, Joseph M.
AU - McDonald, Jay R.
N1 - Funding Information:
Jay R. McDonald, MD was supported by NIH grants Kl2RR023249 and KL2RR024994.
PY - 2008/12
Y1 - 2008/12
N2 - Osteomyelitis is a common disease with a variety of clinically and microbiologically distinct subsets. Diagnosis should begin with plain radiographs but may include a variety of imaging modalities. Cultures of the surface of ulcers or draining sinuses are often misleading, and bone cultures are necessary to determine the true pathogens of bone infections. The approach to treatment of osteomyelitis is complex, and often requires a multidisciplinary approach, with input from radiologists, vascular and orthopedic urgeons, infectious disease specialists, and wound care and ehabilitation specialists.
AB - Osteomyelitis is a common disease with a variety of clinically and microbiologically distinct subsets. Diagnosis should begin with plain radiographs but may include a variety of imaging modalities. Cultures of the surface of ulcers or draining sinuses are often misleading, and bone cultures are necessary to determine the true pathogens of bone infections. The approach to treatment of osteomyelitis is complex, and often requires a multidisciplinary approach, with input from radiologists, vascular and orthopedic urgeons, infectious disease specialists, and wound care and ehabilitation specialists.
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=62449126838&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.3810/psm.2008.12.11
DO - 10.3810/psm.2008.12.11
M3 - Review article
C2 - 19652694
AN - SCOPUS:62449126838
SN - 0091-3847
VL - 36
SP - 50
EP - 54
JO - Physician and Sportsmedicine
JF - Physician and Sportsmedicine
IS - 1
ER -