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Osteomyelitis is in fact treatable. Most of the time surgery is required to remove the dead bone. Then they will be given strong antibiotics intravenously for at least 6 weeks.
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How many word elements in osteomyelitis?
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What is the medical term for tuberculous osteomyelitis?
osteomyelitis
Does osteomyelitis means bone abscess?
dose osteomyelitis means bone abscess?
Wht is osteomyelitis?
Osteomyelitis is a bone infection caused by bacteria or other germs.
What is the prognosis for a patient with osteomyelitis?
With quick, appropriate treatment, only about 5% of all cases of acute osteomyelitis will eventually become chronic osteomyelitis. Patients with chronic osteomyelitis may require antibiotics periodically for the rest of their lives.
What is bacterial osteomyelitis?
Bacterial osteomyelitis-- An infection of the bone or bone marrow that is caused by a bacterium.
Is Osteomyelitis is a genetic disorder?
Osteomyelitis is classified as a bone infection and it is typically caused by bacteria. Genetics play some role in osteomyelitis, but it is unclear how much can be attributed to genetics.
Stages of osteomyelitis?
Osteomyelitis is a bone and bone marrow infection. The three stages of the disease are acute, subacute, and chronic stages. The Cierny-Mader Staging System for Long Bone Osteomyelitis has four stages which are the medullary, superficial, localized, and diffuse osteomyelitis.
When a decubitus ulcer has progressed to a stage in which osteomyelitis is present the ulcer has extended to the?
If you look up what osteomyelitis is you will find the answer.
Is osteomyelitis cancer of the bone?
No, osteomyelitis is inflammation (usually due to infection) of bone marrow and surrounding bone.
Which term means inflammation of the bone marrow and adjacent bone?
Osteomyelitis is the inflammation and infection of bone. The inflammation and infection is caused by pathogenic microorganisms and requires intensive intravenous antibiotic therapy to cure it.
How is salmonella food poisoning linked to osteomyelitis?
Other infections which can be caused by Salmonella include:.bone infections (osteomyelitis)
