One of the most challenging complications in trauma surgery is infection after fracture
fixation (IAFF). IAFF may result in permanent functional loss or even amputation of the …

Osteomyelitis, or inflammation of bone, is most commonly caused by invasion of bacterial
pathogens into the skeleton. Bacterial osteomyelitis is notoriously difficult to treat, in part …

Abstract The International Working Group on the Diabetic Foot (IWGDF) has published
evidence‐based guidelines on the prevention and management of diabetic foot disease …

Foot infections are a common and serious problem in persons with diabetes. Diabetic foot
infections (DFIs) typically begin in a wound, most often a neuropathic ulceration. While all …

Orthopaedic devices are the most common surgical devices associated with implant-related
infections and Staphylococcus aureus (S. aureus) is the most common causative pathogen …

Background Both fracture-related infections (FRIs) and periprosthetic joint infections (PJIs)
include orthopaedic implant-associated infections. However, key aspects of management …

1. Foot infections in patients with diabetes cause substantial morbidity and frequent visits to
health care professionals and may lead to amputation of a lower extremity. 2. Diabetic foot …

People with diabetes develop foot ulcers because of neuropathy (sensory, motor, and
autonomic deficits), ischaemia, or both. The initiating injury may be from acute mechanical or …

Background Chronic osteomyelitis is generally treated with antibiotics and surgical
debridement but can persist intermittently for years with frequent therapeutic failure or …

OBJECTIVE—The purpose of this article was to identify criteria predictive of remission in
nonsurgical treatment of diabetic foot osteomyelitis. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS …