Monday, July 11, 2011

Bone Biopsy for Osteomyelitis Patients

BONE biopsy can help doctors to determine what the best antibiotic for use in the treatment of diabetics with serious foot infections, according to findings published in the journal Diabetes Care, this therapy could prevent diabetics from operating. 
  
Diabetes may increase the risk of injury to the leg that can not be realized by the patient. It may be that initially shaped like a boil or a minor injury that could one day be a serious injury to the skin, including that can spread to the bone, called osteomyelitis.

"The question of which one is better treatment, surgery or no surgery for diabetic patients with osteomyelitis still leaves the debate," said Dr. Eric Senneville and colleagues of Dron Hospital, France. It would be difficult if no action is taken by moving the skin that has infected the bone

In the latest study, researchers conducted medical tests in 9 French Diabetic Foot Center on 50 people with diabetes who were treated without surgery osteomyelitis

Object of study, average age 62 years and have had diabetes for 16 years. And on average they suffered injury has lasted for 20 weeks, and the average treatment for 11.5 weeks. Overall, 22 patients (44%) underwent bone biopsy therapy, and as many as 28 people (56%) therapy swab. 

The success is illustrated by the absence of signs of advanced infection at the start of therapy is carried out at least one year after the end of treatment. 

Researchers reported the results achieved from the average obtained and continue for 12.8 months, success reached 81.8% in patients undergoing bone therapy and by 50% or about 14 people of the patients studied with a swab therapy. 

"We get results that can answer the debate is happening, to recommend the use of the treatment of bone biopsy in diabetic patients without surgery for osteomyelitis of the foot," the researchers concluded. 

1 comment:

  1. There are different remedies of this Osteomyelitis Treatment among which the most reliable is Mycical. It is made of totally natural herbs which are considered as the reducing agents for the bacteria of Osteomyelitis. It reduces the constant pain in the bones, stiffness, discomfort and the cramps in the joints. It also helps to reduce the redness and swelling of the joints by controlling the temperature of the body.

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