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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:
- Diabetes
- Diabetic patients with soft-tissue inflammation or skin ulcers in the feet
Common symptoms
- Systemic:
- Local:
Special Considerations
- Diabetic patients with osteomyelitis secondary to vascular insufficiency typically do not fever or inflammation.
- Fever is typically absent in patients with infected prosthesis.