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Epidemiological and bacteriological study of chronic osteomyelitis | ||
| Medical Journal of Tikrit | ||
| Article 1, Volume 1, Issue 141, 2012, Pages 59-62 | ||
| Authors | ||
| Yonis A. Rasheed Al Radwani; Ehan abidlhadi hussien; Abid A. Salman | ||
| Abstract | ||
| Osteomyelitis in long bones remains challenging and expensive to treat, despite advances in antibiotics and new operative techniques. Plain radiographs still provide the best screening for acute and chronic osteomyelitis. Other imaging techniques may be used to determine diagnosis and aid in treatment decisions. In adults, Staphylococcus aureus is the most common organism isolated A descriptive study was conducted on (25) patients with osteomyelitis, who were attending Orthopedics. Clinic in Tikrit teaching Hospital during the period between 1st October year 2007 and 1st January year 2008. Epidemiological informations were obtained from the patients after diagnosis by clinical, X-ray, MRI and microbiological investigation. It has been documented that osteomyelitis cases were more frequent among male. Most of the cases having history of trauma (96%), Tibia bone is the more prominent site of infection and Staphylococcus aureus bacteria is the commonest causative pathogen. Tibia bone is the more prominent site of infection and Staphylococcus aureus bacteria is the commonest | ||
| Keywords | ||
| Epidemiological and bacteriological study of chronic osteomyelitis | ||
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