Background Although the pathology and bacterial status of the “normal” bone stump after
operation of diabetic foot osteomyelitis (DFO) are of great significance for the prognosis of …

Obtaining clean margins in patients who undergo surgical treatment for diabetic foot
osteomyelitis (DFO) is recommended. We hypothesize that the rate of recurrence of the …

Aims Conservative surgery (CS) for diabetic foot osteomyelitis (DFO) consists in removing all
or part of the infected bone tissues without amputation, in complement with antibiotic …

This study aims to describe the healing times of patients who underwent bone resection
compared to bone curettage for managing diabetic foot osteomyelitis and to compare short …

The forefoot has been reported as the most frequent location of osteomyelitis in the feet of
patients with diabetes. The forefoot includes toes and metatarsal heads as common …

Objective To explore the effectiveness of the first-stage debridement and Ilizarov metatarsal
bone lengthening in treatment of diabetic foot ulcer complicated with chronic osteomyelitis of …

The aim of this study was to propose an appropriate surgical treatment for diabetic forefoot
osteomyelitis (DFO) involving ischemia or moderate to severe soft tissue infection. The …

The aim of this study was to evaluate the recovery time and the development of
complications in the dorsal and plantar approach to metatarsal head resections (MHR) in …

Purpose To retrospectively analyze the concordance of bacterial culture between bone
tissue and deep soft tissue in diabetic foot osteomyelitis (DFO) patients and clinical …

Metatarsal head resection is a common and standardized treatment used as part of the
surgical routine for metatarsal head osteomyelitis. The aim of this study was to define the …