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Infections (Osteomyeltiis (Causative Organisms (H.influenzae, Salmonella,…
Infections
Osteomyeltiis
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Pathophysiology
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Adults are more likely to get infected vertebra (as this is more vascular in adults) whereas children are more likely to get infected long bones
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Epidemiology
UK incidence is 10-100/10,000 per year
Increasing incidence of chronic osteomyelitis due to increasing prevalence of diabetes and peripheral vascular disease
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Investigations
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X-ray shows sclerosis, sequestra, soft tissue swelling
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Septic Arthritis
Investigations
Blood cultures are essential, prior to antibiotics
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Treatment
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IV antibiotics after aspiration e.g. vancomycin, flucloxacillin
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