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Chronic osteomyelitis

MedGen UID:
507559
•Concept ID:
C0008707
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Disease or Syndrome
SNOMED CT: Chronic osteomyelitis (40970001)

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Osteomyelitis: Diagnosis and Treatment.
Bury DC, Rogers TS, Dickman MM
Am Fam Physician 2021 Oct 1;104(4):395-402. PMID: 34652112
Microbiology of Acute and Chronic Osteomyelitis and Antibiotic Treatment.
Dym H, Zeidan J
Dent Clin North Am 2017 Apr;61(2):271-282. doi: 10.1016/j.cden.2016.12.001. PMID: 28317566
Recommendations for the treatment of osteomyelitis.
Lima AL, Oliveira PR, Carvalho VC, Cimerman S, Savio E; Diretrizes Panamericanas para el Tratamiento de las Osteomielitis e Infecciones de Tejidos Blandos Group
Braz J Infect Dis 2014 Sep-Oct;18(5):526-34. Epub 2014 Apr 1 doi: 10.1016/j.bjid.2013.12.005. PMID: 24698709Free PMC Article

Recent clinical studies

Therapy

Osteomyelitis: Diagnosis and Treatment.
Bury DC, Rogers TS, Dickman MM
Am Fam Physician 2021 Oct 1;104(4):395-402. PMID: 34652112
Microbiology of Acute and Chronic Osteomyelitis and Antibiotic Treatment.
Dym H, Zeidan J
Dent Clin North Am 2017 Apr;61(2):271-282. doi: 10.1016/j.cden.2016.12.001. PMID: 28317566
Recommendations for the treatment of osteomyelitis.
Lima AL, Oliveira PR, Carvalho VC, Cimerman S, Savio E; Diretrizes Panamericanas para el Tratamiento de las Osteomielitis e Infecciones de Tejidos Blandos Group
Braz J Infect Dis 2014 Sep-Oct;18(5):526-34. Epub 2014 Apr 1 doi: 10.1016/j.bjid.2013.12.005. PMID: 24698709Free PMC Article
Systemic antibiotic therapy for chronic osteomyelitis in adults.
Spellberg B, Lipsky BA
Clin Infect Dis 2012 Feb 1;54(3):393-407. Epub 2011 Dec 12 doi: 10.1093/cid/cir842. PMID: 22157324Free PMC Article
Diagnosis and management of osteomyelitis.
Hatzenbuehler J, Pulling TJ
Am Fam Physician 2011 Nov 1;84(9):1027-33. PMID: 22046943

Prognosis

Cefiderocol-associated brown chromaturia.
Smith M, Foong KS
BMJ Case Rep 2023 Dec 16;16(12) doi: 10.1136/bcr-2023-258207. PMID: 38103906Free PMC Article
Microbiology of Acute and Chronic Osteomyelitis and Antibiotic Treatment.
Dym H, Zeidan J
Dent Clin North Am 2017 Apr;61(2):271-282. doi: 10.1016/j.cden.2016.12.001. PMID: 28317566
Diagnosis and management of osteomyelitis.
Hatzenbuehler J, Pulling TJ
Am Fam Physician 2011 Nov 1;84(9):1027-33. PMID: 22046943
Primary bone lymphoma.
Bhagavathi S, Fu K
Arch Pathol Lab Med 2009 Nov;133(11):1868-71. doi: 10.5858/133.11.1868. PMID: 19886726
Treatment of osteomyelitis.
Armstrong EP, Rush DR
Clin Pharm 1983 May-Jun;2(3):213-24. PMID: 6349907

Clinical prediction guides

Surgical management of chronic osteomyelitis: Organisms, recurrence and treatment outcome.
Subramanyam KN, Mundargi AV, Prabhu MV, Gopakumar KU, Gowda DSA, Reddy DR
Chin J Traumatol 2023 Jul;26(4):228-235. Epub 2023 Jan 31 doi: 10.1016/j.cjtee.2023.01.003. PMID: 36828768Free PMC Article
Research Status and Hotspots of Chronic Osteomyelitis: A Bibliometric and Visualized Analysis.
Chen J, Wang X, Li J, Zhang H, Li Y, Deng P, Feng W, Qi X, Ye P, Li J, Zeng J, Zeng Y, Li J, Xie S
Orthop Surg 2022 Dec;14(12):3378-3389. Epub 2022 Oct 20 doi: 10.1111/os.13512. PMID: 36266919Free PMC Article
MRI Manifestations and Diagnostic Value of Chronic Osteomyelitis.
Lin B, Guo Q, Ren H, Liu Y, Huang K
J Healthc Eng 2021;2021:5585676. Epub 2021 Mar 13 doi: 10.1155/2021/5585676. PMID: 33791083Free PMC Article
Neoplastic wounds and degenerescence.
Meaume S, Fromantin I, Teot L
J Tissue Viability 2013 Nov;22(4):122-30. Epub 2013 Sep 26 doi: 10.1016/j.jtv.2013.07.001. PMID: 24075006
Diabetic foot osteomyelitis.
Hartemann-Heurtier A, Senneville E
Diabetes Metab 2008 Apr;34(2):87-95. Epub 2008 Jan 31 doi: 10.1016/j.diabet.2007.09.005. PMID: 18242114

Recent systematic reviews

Antibiotic-loaded calcium sulfate in clinical treatment of chronic osteomyelitis: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
Shi X, Wu Y, Ni H, Li M, Zhang C, Qi B, Wei M, Wang T, Xu Y
J Orthop Surg Res 2022 Feb 19;17(1):104. doi: 10.1186/s13018-022-02980-2. PMID: 35183215Free PMC Article
Squamous cell carcinoma complicating chronic osteomyelitis: A systematic review and case series.
Corrigan RA, Barlow G, Hartley C, McNally M
Surgeon 2022 Dec;20(6):e322-e337. Epub 2021 Dec 28 doi: 10.1016/j.surge.2021.12.003. PMID: 34969605
A systematic review of the single-stage treatment of chronic osteomyelitis.
Pincher B, Fenton C, Jeyapalan R, Barlow G, Sharma HK
J Orthop Surg Res 2019 Nov 28;14(1):393. doi: 10.1186/s13018-019-1388-2. PMID: 31779664Free PMC Article
Systemic antibiotic treatment of chronic osteomyelitis in adults.
Fantoni M, Taccari F, Giovannenze F
Eur Rev Med Pharmacol Sci 2019 Apr;23(2 Suppl):258-270. doi: 10.26355/eurrev_201904_17500. PMID: 30977893
Treatment strategies for chronic osteomyelitis in low- and middle-income countries: systematic review.
Geurts J, Hohnen A, Vranken T, Moh P
Trop Med Int Health 2017 Sep;22(9):1054-1062. Epub 2017 Jul 21 doi: 10.1111/tmi.12921. PMID: 28665557

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