Special Considerations in the Management of Osteomyelitis Defects (Diabetes, the Ischemic or Dysvascular Bed, and Irradiation)

Catherine M Hannan; Christopher E Attinger

doi:10.1055/s-0029-1214165

Seminars in Plastic Surgery, Inhaltsverzeichnis

Semin Plast Surg 2009; 23(2): 132-140
DOI: 10.1055/s-0029-1214165

Special Considerations in the Management of Osteomyelitis Defects (Diabetes, the Ischemic or Dysvascular Bed, and Irradiation)

Catherine M. Hannan¹ , Christopher E. Attinger¹

¹Department of Plastic Surgery, Georgetown University Hospital, Washington, D.C.

Abstract

ABSTRACT

Although osteomyelitis is a difficult problem, certain conditions make it even more difficult to address. Diabetes, peripheral vascular disease, and radiation are all comorbidities that interfere with wound healing and therefore make the treatment of osteomyelitis challenging. In this article, we discuss these conditions, their pathophysiology, and highlight the special considerations in treating osteomyelitis in patients with these comorbidities.

KEYWORDS

Osteomyelitis - diabetes - peripheral vascular disease - radiation - wound healing

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Christopher E AttingerM.D. Ph.D.

Director, Wound Healing Center, Georgetown University Hospital

3800 Reservoir Road, NW, Washington, DC 20007

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