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==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
Risk factors for osteomyelitis include: [[diabetes]], [[hemodialysis]], [[immunocompromised]] patients, [[tuberculosis]] infection, injected drug use, poor blood circulation, [[sickle-cell disease]], recent [[trauma]], and [[orthopedic surgery]]. | |||
==Risk Factors== | ==Risk Factors== | ||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Nate Michalak, B.A.
Overview
Risk factors for osteomyelitis include: diabetes, hemodialysis, immunocompromised patients, tuberculosis infection, injected drug use, poor blood circulation, sickle-cell disease, recent trauma, and orthopedic surgery.
Risk Factors
Risk factors for osteomyelitis include:[1][2][3]
- Diabetes
- Hemodialysis
- Immunocompromised patients
- Chemotherapy
- HIV infection
- Tuberculosis infection
- Injected drug use
- Poor blood circulation
- Sickle-cell disease
- Recent trauma
- Orthopedic surgery
References
- ↑ Lew, Daniel P.; Waldvogel, Francis A. (1997). "Osteomyelitis". New England Journal of Medicine. 336 (14): 999–1007. doi:10.1056/NEJM199704033361406. ISSN 0028-4793.
- ↑ Lew, Daniel P; Waldvogel, Francis A (2004). "Osteomyelitis". The Lancet. 364 (9431): 369–379. doi:10.1016/S0140-6736(04)16727-5. ISSN 0140-6736.
- ↑ Mader, Jon T.; Shirtliff, Mark; Calhoun, Jason H. (1997). "Staging and Staging Application in Osteomyelitis". Clinical Infectious Diseases. 25 (6): 1303–1309. doi:10.1086/516149. ISSN 1058-4838.