Last-Resort Lower-Body Amputation Effective in Extreme Cases of Bone Infection, 25-Year Review Shows Nov 20, 2009
In the 1990s, Lee Burrell discovered he had the bone infection osteomyelitis while struggling with a small pressure sore that would not heal ... The authors added to their review nine UT Southwestern patients who had received the procedure as a result of terminal pelvic osteomyelitis, a type of bone infection ... Of the nine terminal pelvic osteomyelitis-driven patients treated at UT Southwestern, four remained alive after 25 years and the average survival was 11 years. (Science Daily)
University of Maryland Shock Trauma Center to participate in extremity research consortium Sep 15, 2009
Over time, the consortium will expand and leverage its expertise to address many other priority topics relevant to the long-term management of severe extremity trauma, including the prevention of osteomyelitis, chronic pain and disability. An important feature of the consortium will be its ability to expand the number of clinical sites participating in any one study. (EurekAlert! -- Business News)
KDMC pushing wound care center Sep 12, 2009
Jeffcoat pointed out that Medicare approved hyperbaric treatment for a number of conditions, such as chronic refractory osteomyelitis, radiation necrosis, osteoradionecrosis, preservation of failing skin grafts, diabetic foot and soft tissue radiation injuries. Importantly, appointments for the Wound Healing Center do not require referral by a physician, Jeffcoat said. (Brookhaven Daily Leader, MS)
* Researchers make immunodeficiency therapy discovery Jul 24, 2009
Noting that immunodeficiency is primarily caused by genetic mutations or is inherited, Shieh said early diagnosis of a person with such a problem can be made from his or her susceptibility to serious and frequent infections, such as pneumonia, meningitis and osteomyelitis, and by retarded growth. With early diagnosis and effective treatment, children with immunodeficiency can enjoy a normal life, he said. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World Business)
An Autoinflammatory Disease with Deficiency of the Interleukin-1–Receptor Antagonist Jun 4, 2009
Methods We studied nine children from six families who had neonatal onset of sterile multifocal osteomyelitis, periostitis, and pustulosis. Response to empirical treatment with the recombinant interleukin-1 receptor antagonist anakinra in the first patient prompted us to test for the presence of mutations and changes in proteins and their function in interleukin-1 pathway genes including IL1RN.. (New England Journal of Medicine)
Sue Reed - Story Lady on Horseback Apr 28, 2009
Reed was diagnosed with osteomyelitis, a bone and bone marrow infection, at age 5 and had trouble walking. To compensate for that she was placed in front of her mother on Old Bird, a mixed quarter horse, which she describes as, a wonderful old horse. (Missourian Publishing, MO)
Early Switch From IV To Oral Meds Is Effective For Children With Acute Bone Infection, Study Suggests Feb 23, 2009
23, 2009) When treating hospitalized children with acute osteomyelitis--a bacterial bone infection--an early changeover from intravenous (IV) antibiotic delivery to oral antibiotics is just as effective as continuing the IV therapy, according to pediatric researchers ... Acute osteomyelitis annually affects at least one in 5,000 children under age 13 in the United States, and results in one percent of all pediatric hospitalizations ... Typically caused by the common bacteria Staphylococcus... (Science Daily)
