RT Book, Section
A1 Zimmerli, Werner
A2 Kasper, Dennis L.
A2 Fauci, Anthony S.
SR Print(0)
ID 1141406248
T1 OSTEOMYELITIS
T2 Harrison's Infectious Diseases, 3e
YR 2017
FD 2017
PB McGraw-Hill Education
PP New York, NY
SN 9781259835971
LK accessbiomedicalscience.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1141406248
RD 2024/04/19
AB Osteomyelitis,  an  infection  of  bone,  can  be  caused  by  various  microorganisms  that  arrive  at  bone  through  different  routes.  Spontaneous  hematogenous  osteomyelitis  may  occur  in  otherwise  healthy  individuals,  whereas  local  microbial  spread  mainly  affects  either  individuals  who  have  underlying  disease  (e.g.,  vascular  insufficiency)  or  patients  who  have  compromised  skin  or  other  tissue  barriers,  with  consequent  exposure  of  bone.  The  latter  situation  typically  follows  surgery  involving  bone,  such  as  sternotomy  or  orthopedic  repair.