| ID | 237 |
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| Name | ACUTE OSTEOMYELITIS1 |
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| Management | Management: If patient comes within 48 hours: 1. Rest in bed together with traction or splint (hospitalization). 2. Analgesic & sedative (to relieve pain and fever). 3. Antibiotics- Parenteral systemic antibiotics for at least 2 weeks, followed by oral antibiotics for at least 4 weeks. 4. If the above treatment fails to subside temperature & pain within 3 days, the abscess has formed, an incision & drainage is required (sequestrectomy and saucerization). 5. For chronic osteomyelitis- surgery is essential. If come after 48 hours: There is formation of abcess & surgery is the way of management. |
| Introduction | It is the inflammation of the bone layers due to infection of the bone or marrow. Any part of a bone may be affected but preferably the juxta-epiphyseal regions of long bones adjacent to joints are mostly involved. Acute osteomyelitis is usually caused by Staph. aureus. The mode of infection is hematogenous spread (septicemia), although directly introduced infection may complicate a compound fracture, penetratng injury or orthopedic surgery. |
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| Clinical Features | Clinical features: 1. History of boil, sore throat or an injury or surgery. 2. Rapid onset of fever, malaise & pain. 3. Swollen, red, tenderness, little or no movement. |
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