Chronic osteomyelitis is a relatively common infection and is often a lifelong disease.
Traditionally, osteomyelitis has been treated with 4–6 weeks of parenteral antibiotics after …

Objectives Peripheral bone infection (PBI) and prosthetic joint infection (PJI) are two different
infectious conditions of the musculoskeletal system. They have in common to be quite …

Introduction In adults with a suspicion of peripheral bone infection, evidence-based
guidelines in choosing the most accurate diagnostic strategy are lacking. Aim and methods …

The aim of this work was to preliminarily evaluate the sensitivity, specificity, positive
predictive value, negative predictive value, and overall accuracy of 68Ga-citrate PET/CT in a …

Purpose: The study aimed to identify the risk factors of recurrence in chronic osteomyelitis
(COM) and to document the microbiological patterns pre-and intra-operatively and at …

Infection is a dire complication afflicting every field of orthopaedics and traumatology. If
specific clinical, laboratory and imaging parameters are present, infection is often assumed …

Histopathologic examination of bone specimens coupled with bone culture is considered the
gold standard for the diagnosis of osteomyelitis (OM). Despite this, studies have …

Background: In cases with infected non-union, the primary step is eradication of the infection
before attempting to achieve union. Release of antibiotics from the bone cement at a high …

Osteomyelitis causes bone death, soft-tissue compromise, functional impairment and
systemic illness and considerable morbidity. There are several distinct forms which present …

Objective To determine implant removal rate associated with infection after tibial plateau
leveling osteotomy (TPLO) in dogs and to report antimicrobial susceptibility patterns for …