ALLMedicine™ Osteomyelitis Center

Jun 28th, 2022 - : Procalcitonin (PCT) is a biomarker with established performance in the differentiation between bacterial and viral infections, predominantly in pulmonary infections, as well as the diagnosis and prognosis of bacterial sepsis. However, the role o...

Jun 28th, 2022 - A heavy burden of cranio-maxillofacial complications may be encountered in corona virus disease-2019 patients due to the associated coagulopathy and inflammatory consequences of the disease. This study aims to describe clinical and radiographic fe...

Jun 26th, 2022 - The aim of this study was to perform a systematic review of the literature on the temporomandibular joint (TMJ) prosthesis as a treatment option after mandibular condyle fracture. Three databases were searched (PubMed, Embase, Cochrane Library) an...

Jun 24th, 2022 - Autoinflammatory multisystem diseases are a group of diseases that are characterized by recurrent episodes of systemic inflammation as well as organ specific inflammation that can involve the skin, eyes, joints, bones, serosal surfaces, inner ear,...

Jun 24th, 2022 - WHAT IS KNOWN AND OBJECTIVE?: Dalbavancin is used against gram-positive pathogens such as Staphylococcus aureus in acute bacterial skin and skin-structure infections. METHODS: Our main goal was to identify the key articles sustaining the current k...

May 14th, 2022 - Imaging plays an integral role in the evaluation of suspected musculoskeletal infections in children, not only in the accurate identification of infection such as osteomyelitis or septic arthritis, but also in guiding management. Various diagnosti...

Aug 6th, 2021 - This clinical practice guideline for the diagnosis and treatment of acute hematogenous osteomyelitis (AHO) in children was developed by a multidisciplinary panel representing Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society (PIDS) and the Infectious Diseases...

Nov 6th, 2018 - Imaging plays in important role in the evaluation of the acutely limping child. The decision-making process about initial imaging must consider the level of suspicion for infection and whether symptoms can be localized. The appropriateness of spec...

May 6th, 2017 - Infection of the musculoskeletal system is a common clinical problem. Differentiating soft tissue from osseous infection often determines the appropriate clinical therapeutic course. Radiographs are the recommend initial imaging examination, and a...

May 6th, 2017 - Stress fractures, including both fatigue and insufficiency types, are frequently encountered in clinical practice as a source of pain in both athletes and patients with predisposing conditions. Radiography is the imaging modality of choice for bas...

Jun 24th, 2022 - Autoinflammatory multisystem diseases are a group of diseases that are characterized by recurrent episodes of systemic inflammation as well as organ specific inflammation that can involve the skin, eyes, joints, bones, serosal surfaces, inner ear,...

Jun 16th, 2022 - This is a prospective, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, investigation of a six week course of adjunctive rifampin vs. adjunctive matched placebo (riboflavin) added to backbone antibacterial therapy for the treatment of diabetic foot o...

Jun 15th, 2022 - Subjects will be consented during a scheduled visit for standard care at the Clements University Hospital, UT Southwestern Wound Clinic, Parkland Hospital or the Parkland ASC Wound Clinic. There will be 2 study visits: Baseline and operating room ...

Jun 3rd, 2022 - This is a Phase 2b clinical study, multicenter, randomized, open-label, assessor-blinded, superiority study. The study will compare dalbavancin to standard of care antibiotic therapy for the completion of therapy in patients with complicated bacte...

May 24th, 2022 - Epidemiology, clinical manifestations and prognosis Chronic recurrent multifocal osteomyelitis (CRMO) is an immune-mediated chronic inflammatory self- limiting disease with non-suppurative inflammation involving one or multiple bone foci. The dise...

Jun 22nd, 2022 - We all know that certain words or phrases can trigger an intense emotion or initiate an action. After all, there are lists of trigger words used in marketing to prompt sales (such as amazing, new, and today) and by bloggers to encourage reader eng...

Mar 7th, 2022 - One evening while browsing the internet, my wife brought to my attention an all-too-familiar story. A Facebook post told a story of a bullied 12-year-old-boy who had hung himself. He was resuscitated but his prognosis remained poor due to the exte...

Feb 16th, 2022 - Tonsillectomy with or without adenoidectomy (T&A) is the second most common pediatric surgical procedure in the United States. 1 It is most often performed during childhood between 5 and 8 years of age with a second peak observed between 17 and 21.

Jan 13th, 2022 - Rates of hospital admissions for common and severe childhood infections in England underwent a "substantial" reduction in the first 12 months of COVID-19, a study found. Cases of influenza, bronchiolitis, and meningitis dipped as pandemic lockdown...

Jan 5th, 2022 - Despite delays in screening and care during the COVID-19 pandemic, there wasn't a spike in diabetes-related foot amputations, a Canadian study found. In an analysis of nearly 1.5 million adults with diabetes living in Ontario, rates for nearly all...