Osteomyelitis

Question 1

Where and who is osteomyelitis most common?

Answer 1

Children - The growing ends of long bones.
Adults - The spine.

Question 2

What is a signs & symptom (S&S) of osteomylitis?

Answer 2

• Fever.
• Pain at the infection site.

Question 3

How can osteomylitis be treated?

Answer 3

• Antibiotics.
• Surgical drainage (Infection of fixation devices can occur).

Question 4

What is osteomyelitis?

Answer 4

An infection in a bone (Can affect more than 1 part of a bone).

Question 5

How can osteomyelitis occur in bone?

Answer 5

• Infections can reach a bone through the bloodstream or from nearby infected tissue.
• Infections also can begin in the bone if an injury opens the bone to germs.