title: Conservative management of diabetic foot osteomyelitis.
abstract: In this retrospective study, 130 patients with diabetic foot osteomyelitis were analysed. 66.9% of these healed with antibiotic treatment alone and 13.9% needed amputation, of which 1.5% were major. Presence of MRSA was associated with adverse outcome (53.3% vs 21.1%, p=0.04) which was defined as death, amputation and failure to heal.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Lancashire Teaching Hospital, Preston Road, Chorley PR7 1PP, UK.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Acharya
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Soliman
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Egun
authors.forename: S M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Rajbhandari
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000671:Amputation, Surgical; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D017719:Diabetic Foot / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000382:microbiology / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D055624:Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus / Q000187:drug effects / Q000472:pathogenicity; D008875:Middle Aged; D010019:Osteomyelitis / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000382:microbiology / Q000601:surgery; D012189:Retrospective Studies
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents
keywords: Amputation; Antibiotics; Conservative treatment; Diabetic foot ulcer; Infection; MRSA; Osteomyelitis