An increase in the number of cases of bone infections has been reported in recent years. Statistics show that about 50,000 people are admitted to hospitals because of bone infections, also called ...

Osteomyelitis is an infection in your bone. Osteomyelitis in your foot or ankle often develops because you have a wound on your foot that isn’t healing. You can develop osteomyelitis even if you can’t ...

The management of bone and joint infections (osteomyelitis and septic arthritis) in the elderly represents a challenge for surgical and infectious disease specialists. Elderly individuals are more ...

As an Infectious Disease physician, I see many patients with osteomyelitis, or infection of the bone. It’s a common infection especially in patients with diabetes, poor circulation, and following ...

Medically reviewed by David Ozeri, MD Key Takeaways Bone marrow edema is fluid buildup in bones, often due to injuries or ...

Bone infections caused by implants are difficult to treat and usually require a prolonged course of antibiotic treatment. In a new study, researchers from Kanazawa University discovered that ...

Resulting from bone-breaks, deep puncture wounds, severe tooth decay or other causes, osteomyelitis is a bone infection that in serious cases may lead to amputations or even death. It's also ...

Bone pain is pain or discomfort that starts in one or more of your body’s bones. There are many causes of bone pain, ranging from minor to serious. Identifying the underlying cause of bone pain is ...

DALLAS – June 30, 2008 – The emergence of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) as a major pathogen has led to more complications and longer hospital stays for children with acute bone ...

Researchers have determined that enhanced bone resorption activity due to a faulty immune response may underpin multifocal osteomyelitis -- painful, chronic bone infections -- in children with MSMD, a ...

Contiguous focus osteomyelitis (see table 1) is difficult to treat because bone necrosis, loss of bone stability and soft tissue damage occur frequently. Surgical debridement of infected bone and soft ...