A history of osteomyelitis from the Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery: 1948 TO 2006.
Osteomyelitis is one of the oldest diseases known. It took many years before the acute infection could be brought under control with antibiotics and chronic osteomyelitis remains difficult to manage. The modern history of the disease is reflected in the pages of the Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery.
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Orthopaedic and Accident Surgery, University of Liverpool, The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, 22 Buckingham Street, London, WC2N 6ET, United Kingdom. klenerman@btinternet.com
D000208:Acute Disease; D002908:Chronic Disease; D049673:History, 20th Century; D049674:History, 21st Century; D006801:Humans; D010019:Osteomyelitis / Q000266:history*; D010506:Periodicals as Topic / Q000266:history*