DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT OF DIABETIC FOOT OSTEOMYELITIS

A recent report from the Centre of Disease Control from 2018 shows that 100 million adults now are living with diabetes or pre diabetes. One of four adults are living with diabetes and are also unaware of their condition. 

Diabetes is increasing due to obesity, sedentary lifestyles and the aging population. One in four patients with diabetes will also develop a foot ulcer and this could lead to soft tissue infections with bone involvement which could be a lot more serious.

Osteomyelitis is described as an infection of the bone or bone marrow. Osteomyelitis can occur from a blood route (hematogenous route), contiguous infection (from soft tissue) or through direct inoculation from trauma or surgery. 

Courtesy of Barry Block, editor of PM News.