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.