Osteomyelitis

When someone hears the word infection the first thing that comes to mind is not Osteomyelitis because many people don’t know what it is. Osteomyelitis is rare but serious infection that occurs in bones. Children and adults can contract the infection but people with diabetes have an increased risk. Osteomyelitis comes in different forms depending if it caught early on or if it has been present for a long period of time. Various treatments are available for the infections as well as different prevention

This paper will discuss osteomyelitis, information on causes, symptoms, and preventions that can help with osteomyelitis. This paper will also discuss the treatments and drugs that can lower the chances of getting or treat osteomyelitis. Osteomyelitis is a bone infection and inflammation of the bone and bone marrow (Bontrager & Lampignano, 2014). For a normal human the bones are usually resistant to infections. However, bone infection can spread in a variety of ways; a severe

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Orthopaedic Surgery (2010), Volume 2, No. 3, 201–206 ORIGINAL ARTICLE Clinical research on the bio-debridement effect of maggot therapy for treatment of chronically infected lesions os4_87 201..206 Shou-yu Wang MD1, Jiang-ning Wang MD2, De-cheng Lv MD1, Yun-peng Diao PhD3, Zhen Zhang MD1 1 Department of Orthopedic Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital, 3Department of Pharmacy, Dalian Medical University, and 2Institute of Reconstructive Surgery, Dalian University, Dalian, China Objective:

I. Introduction Osteomyelitis An infection of the bone or bone marrow .It can be usefully sub classified on the basis of the causative organism (pyogenic bacteria or mycobacteria), the route, duration and anatomic location of the infection. In children, the disease usually results from untreated acute hematogenous osteomyelitis. The bone may be predisposed to infection due to recent trauma. Especially in times of civil unrest or war or as a complication of surgical procedures such as open reduction

The causative of osteomyelitis differs according to the age group: Newborn; S. aureus, Group B streptococcus, and Gram-negative enteric rods Infants; S. aureus, and Haemophilus influenza Older Children; S. Aureus, Pseudomonas organism, Salmonella organism, and Neisseria gonorrhoeae Adolescents and Adults: Pseudomonas organism, and Tuberculosis There are four classifications of osteomyelitis; Hematogenous, Exogenous, Subacute, and Chronic osteomyelitis. Hematogenous osteomyelitis is from a blood

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Abstract Osteomyelitis is a broad and debilitating disease typically triggered by a variety of conditions. Osteomyelitis starts off as inflammation seen within bone and bone marrow that can quickly progress into a large, subclassified infection. The length of time the infection has been present in the body and whether or not there is a pus formation or increased density among the infected bone is commonly used to classify severity. Pyrogenic bacteria or mycobacteria systematically attack the route

stages. Therefor, the clinical manifestations of osteomyelitis usually differ from one child to another. Children between the ages of 1 year and puberty often experience a sudden onset of symptoms, such as elevated body temperature and systemic signs of toxicity. They may complain swelling, redness, pain, and decreasing ability to bear weight on the affected extremity. Long bones are the most commonly affected areas in children with osteomyelitis, but it may also affect the spine and pelvis (McCance