Osteomyelitis

Description: Wheeless' Textbook of Orthopaedics
Discussion:
- predisposing conditions:
- open fracture
- sickle cell anemia
- septic arthritis
- in children, distinguishing between metaphyseal osteomyelitis and septic arthritis can be problematic;
- diabetes (see osteomyelitis in the diabetic patient);
- classification:
- hematogenous osteomyelitis;
- cierny classification
- chronic osteomyelitis
- vertebral osteomyelitis
- characteristics based on age:
- osteomyelitis in infants
- osteomyelitis in children