Research Notes on Osteomyelitis
Osteomyelitis is an infection of bone or bone marrow. Once considered a fatal condition, osteomyelitis can now be successfully treated with surgery and antibiotics. Still, osteomyelitis is a serious condition, requiring aggressive treatment to prevent spread of the infection and to save the affected bone, if possible.
5 Great Resources on Osteomyelitis
- eMedicine: Osteomyelitis
- UpToDate: Osteomyelitis
- Mayo Clinic: Osteomyelitis
- Cleveland Clinic: Osteomyelitis
- KidsHealth: Osteomyelitis
5 Latest Headlines on Osteomyelitis
What is Osteomyelitis?
- Wikipedia: Osteomyelitis
- Ohio State Medical Center: What is Osteomyelitis
- A.D.A.M. (via MedlinePlus): Definition of Osteomyelitis
- NHS Direct: What is Osteomyeltis
- MedicineNet: What is Osteomyelitis?
- Merck Manuals: Osteomyelitis
What Are The Symptoms of Osteomyelitis?
- Mayo Clinic: Osteomyelitis Symptoms
- Cedars-Sinai: Osteomyelitis Symptoms
- A.D.A.M. (via MedlinePlus): Symptoms of Osteomyelitis
- American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS): Symptoms of Osteomyelitis
What Are The Causes and Complications of Osteomyelitis?
- Mayo Clinic : Causes of Osteomyelitis | Risk Factors | Complications
- Wikipedia: Causes of Osteomyelitis
- A.D.A.M. (via MedlinePlus): Causes of Osteomyelitis | Complications
- AHealthyMe: Osteomyelitis Causes and Symptoms
- Merck Manuals: Causes of Osteomyelitis
What Are The Treatments and Medications for Osteomyelitis?
- Mayo Clinic: Osteomyelitis Treatment
- A.D.A.M. (via MedlinePlus): Treatment of Osteomyelitis
- AAOS: Treatment of Osteomyelitis (Bone infections)
- American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP): Diagnosis and Management of Osteomyelitis
- World Health Organization (WHO): Drug Treatments for Osteomyelitis
- Drugs.com: Drug Treatments for Osteomyelitis
What Are The Holistic and Alternative Treatments for Osteomyelitis?
- Mayo Clinic: Osteomyelitis Self-care
- AHealthyMe: Osteomyelitis Alternative treatment and prognosis
- A.D.A.M. (via HealthandAge): Complimentary and Alternative Therapies for Osteomyelitis
What Are The Types and Stages of Osteomyelitis?
- Google: Osteomyelitis Photos
- WrongDiagnosis: Types of Osteomyelitis
- Stanford University: Osteomyelitis Case Studies
How Do You Prevent Osteomyelitis?
- Mayo Clinic: Osteomyelitis Prevention
- AHealthyMe: Osteomyelitis Prevention
Wisdom, Blogs, and Message Boards about Osteomyelitis
- Centers for Disease Control & Prevention: Osteomyelitis/Septic Arthritis Caused by Kingella kingae Among Day Care Attendees --- Minnesota, 2003
- New York Times Health: A Mystery Ailment, but Not for the Right Doctor
- HealthWorld: Osteomyelitis - What Doctors Don't Tell You
- Spine-health: Osteomyelitis Diagnosis
- Quackwatch: Cavitational Osteopathosis, NICO, and "Biological Dentistry", 14/2/2008
- WrongDiagnosis: Osteomyelitis
- Self Health Care: Osteomyelitis Causes, Symptoms and Treatment Methods
- Orthopaedics Made Easy: Acute Osteomyelitis
- Healthboards: Osteomyelitis
Foundations and Support Groups on Osteomyelitis
- Nemours Foundation: Osteomyelitis
- Google Groups: Osteomyelitis Support
Scientific and Medical Journal Articles on Osteomyelitis
- JAMA: Osteomyelitis Search results
- PubMed Central: Osteomyelitis Search results
- Google Scholar: Osteomyelitis Search results
Clinical Trials on Osteomyelitis
- ClinicalTrials.gov: Osteomyelitis Search results
- CenterWatch: Osteomyelitis Clinical Trial Listings
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