Osteomyelitis

Introduction: Osteomyelitis

Osteomyelitis: A bone inflammation caused by bacteria. The inflammation usually originates in another part of the body and is transported to the bone via the blood. More detailed information about the symptoms, causes, and treatments of Osteomyelitis is available below.

Symptoms of Osteomyelitis

• Bone pain
• Bone swelling
• Fever
• Muscle spasm
• Local redness

See full list of 31 symptoms of Osteomyelitis

Medical Textbooks Online about Osteomyelitis

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Diagnostic Tests for Osteomyelitis

• Bone scans
• X-rays
• Blood tests

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Wrongly Diagnosed with Osteomyelitis?

• Misdiagnosis of Osteomyelitis
• Underlying causes of Osteomyelitis (possibly wrongly diagnosed)

Causes of Osteomyelitis

• Bacterial infection
• Staphyloccus
• Fungal infection
• Boil
• Injury

See full list of 6 causes of Osteomyelitis

More information about causes of Osteomyelitis:

• Underlying causes of Osteomyelitis
• Osteomyelitis as a complication caused by other conditions
• Osteomyelitis as a symptom

Treatments for Osteomyelitis

• High-dose antibiotics
• Surgery
• Surgical drainage
• Bone grafting

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Patient Surveys for Osteomyelitis

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Reseach about Osteomyelitis

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Clinical Trials for Osteomyelitis

The US based website ClinicalTrials.gov lists information on both federally and privately supported clinical trials using human volunteers.

Some of the clinical trials listed on ClinicalTrials.gov for Osteomyelitis include:

• Study Evaluating the Safety and Efficacy of a Once-Daily Dose of Tigecycline Vs Ertapenem in Diabetic Foot Infections - This study is not yet open for patient recruitment (Current: 23 Nov 2006) - Tigecycline
• Vancomycin Or Trimethoprim/Sulfamethoxazole for MRSA Osteomyelitis (VOTSMO) - This study is currently recruiting patients (Current: 23 Nov 2006) - trimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole versus vancomycin
• FDG-PET Imaging in Complicated Diabetic Foot - This study is currently recruiting patients (Current: 23 Nov 2006)

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Statistics for Osteomyelitis

• Medical statistics for Osteomyelitis
• Prevalence and incidence statistics for Osteomyelitis
• Death and Mortality statistics for Osteomyelitis
• Society statistics for Osteomyelitis

Types of Osteomyelitis

• Acute osteomyelitis
• Chronic osteomyelitis
• Spinal osteomyelitis
• Bacterial osteomyelitis

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Definitions of Osteomyelitis:

An inflammation of bone and bone marrow (usually caused by bacterial infection) - (Source - WordNet 2.1)