Management of Post-Traumatic Osteomyelitis in the Lower Limb: Current State of the Art

Osteomyelitis (OM) of the lower limb represents a large unmet global healthcare burden. It often arises from a contiguous focus of infection and is a recognized complication of open fractures or their surgical treatment, arthroplasty, and diabetic foot ulcers. Historically, this debilitating conditi...

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Main Authors: James K. K. Chan, Jamie Y. Ferguson, Matthew Scarborough, Martin A. McNally, Alex J. Ramsden
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Thieme Medical Publishers, Inc. 2019-01-01
Series:Indian Journal of Plastic Surgery
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Online Access:http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.1055/s-0039-1687920