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Osteomyelitis |
Osteomyelitis is an infection of bone, usually caused by pyogenic bacteria or mycobacteria. It can be usefully subclassifed on the basis of the causative organism, the route, duration and anatomic location of the infection. Presentation Generally microorganisms may be disseminated to bone hematogenously (i.e., via the blood stream), spread contiguously to bone from local areas of infection, such as cellulitis, or be introduced by penetrating trauma including iatrogenic causes such as jo ...
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- ALP (Alkaline Phosphatase) Test (American Association for Clinical Chemistry)
- American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons
- Atlas of the Body: The Skeleton -- Side View (American Medical Association)
- Big Story on Bones (Nemours Foundation) - requires Shockwave Player
- Bone and Joint Infections (MayoClinic)
- Bone Diseases (National Institutes of Health)
- Bone Diseases (National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases)
- Bone Diseases (Medline Plus)
- Bone Grafting (Cleveland Clinic Foundation)
- Bone Lengthening (American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons)
- Bone Markers (Lab Tests Online)
- Bone Scan: Using Nuclear Medicine to Look for Bone Abnormalities (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
- Bone Spurs (Osteophytes) (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
- Bone Tumor (American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons)
- Bones, Muscles, and Joints (Nemours Foundation)
- Calcium Test (American Association for Clinical Chemistry)
- ClinicalTrials.gov: Bone Diseases (National Institutes of Health)
- Craniosynostosis (National Institute of Neurological Diseases and Stroke)
- Craniosynostosis and Craniofacial Disorders (American Association of Neurological Surgeons)
- Exercise and Bone and Joint Conditions (American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons)
- Facts About McCune-Albright Syndrome (National Institute of Child Health and Human Development)
- Find an Orthopaedist (American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons)
- Genes and Disease: Fibrodysplasia Ossificans Progressiva (National Center for Biotechnology Information)
- Genes and Disease: Muscle and Bone (National Center for Biotechnology Information)
- Genetics Home Reference: Otospondylomegaepiphyseal dysplasia (Genetics Home Reference)
- Genetics Home Reference: Weissenbacher-Zweymüller syndrome (Genetics Home Reference)
- Glossary of Orthopaedic Diagnostic Tests (American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons)
- Hearing Loss and Bone Disorders (National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases)
- Hypophosphatasia (National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases)
- Information for Patients about Fibrous Dysplasia (National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases)
- Information for Patients about Osteopetrosis (National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases)
- Information for Patients about Primary Hyperparathyroidism (National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases)
- Kids and Their Bones: A Guide for Parents (National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases)
- Klippel Feil Syndrome (National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke)
- Klippel-Feil Syndrome (National Institute of Neurological Diseases and Stroke)
- McCune-Albright Syndrome (National Institute of Child Health and Human Development)
- Myeloma Bone Disease (National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases)
- National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases
- National Institutes of Health Osteoporosis and Related Bone Diseases~National Resource Center (National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases)
- Orthopaedic Fast Facts (American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons)
- Orthopedic Conditions (Nemours Foundation)
- Osteitis Condensans Ilii (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
- Osteochondritis Dissecans (OCD) (American Academy of Family Physicians)
- Osteomyelitis (Cleveland Clinic)
- Osteomyelitis (Cleveland Clinic)
- Osteopenia (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
- Radiography (X-ray) - Bone (American College of Radiology, Radiological Society of North America)
- Renal Osteodystrophy (National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases)
- Rickets (National Library of Medicine)
- Smoking and Musculoskeletal Health (American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons)
- Use of Bisphosphonates in Metabolic Bone Diseases (National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases)
- What Can You Tell Me about Bone and Tissue Transplantation? (American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons)
- What Is Osteomalacia? (Merck & Co., Inc.)
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