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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
History and Symptoms
Patient History
Hematogenous Osteomyelitis
- Intravenous drug use
- Urinary catheter use
- Bacteremia
Contiguous-focus Osteomyelitis
- Recent open fracture
- Recent orthopedic surgery
- Prosthesis
Osteomyelitis Secondary to Vascular Insufficiency
- Diabetic patients with soft-tissue inflammation or skin ulcers in the feet
Common symptoms
Special Considerations
- Hematogenous long-bone osteomyelitis
- Hematogenous vertebral osteomyelitis
- Chronic osteomyelitis