What is Osteomyelitis
Epidemiology - At Risk Groups
Disease Process
Diagnosis
Management
Complications
Outcome
These are todays learning objectives; at the end of this lecture you should have an idea as how to recognise and treat OM as well as what to look out for in complicated patients and what are predictors of poor prognosis.
A lot of the more advanced procedures, particularly debridement and amputation, will only be done by ortho consultants however if you’re a paeds reg, ED doctor, Geriatrician or GP it is vital you know the recognition, assessment and initial management of OM as a lot of it can be done in the community, especially regarding chronic Osteomyelitis.