title: Long bone osteomyelitis. An overview.
abstract: Osteomyelitis has always been a difficult disease to classify, diagnose, and treat. Its etiology and course are not fully understood. A review of the traditional aspects of osteomyelitis is presented along with the discussion of a more recent classification system.
authors.forename: J T
authors.initials: JT
authors.lastname: Mader
authors.forename: J H
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Calhoun
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D010019:Osteomyelitis / Q000145:classification / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy