title: Chronic osteomyelitis. A long-term review of 37 cases.
abstract: The authors carried out a long-term review of 37 patients suffering from chronic osteomyelitis with the aim of studying the natural history of the disease and identifying any prognostic factors during the initial stage of the disease. Analysis of the data failed to identify any reliable prognostic parameters available at the onset of the disease. However, the worst results were observed in cases of osteomyelitis which had occurred after open fractures.
authors.affiliation: Cattedra di Patologia dell'Apparato Locomotore, Università degli Studi, Regio Calabria.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Tudisco
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Farsetti
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Gatti
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Ippolito
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002370:Casts, Surgical; D002648:Child; D003475:Curettage; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D005684:Gait; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010019:Osteomyelitis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy*; D010027:Osteotomy; D011379:Prognosis; D011859:Radiography
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents