Osteomyelitis epidemiology and demographics

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Epidemiology and Demographics

Age

• Osteomyelitis occurs all patient age groups.

• Hematogenous osteomyelitis occurs predominantly in children and elderly patients.
• The most common form of the disease in adults is osteomyleitis due to contiguous infection, resulting from trauma or surgery.