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Diabetic foot osteomyelitis
Mesut Mutluoglu and Benjamin A. Lipsky
CMAJ December 06, 2016 188 (17-18) E535; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.160228
Mesut Mutluoglu
Department of Underwater and Hyperbaric Medicine, (Mutluoglu) GATA Haydarpasa Teaching Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey; Division of Medical Sciences (Lipsky), Green Templeton College, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
MDBenjamin A. Lipsky
Department of Underwater and Hyperbaric Medicine, (Mutluoglu) GATA Haydarpasa Teaching Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey; Division of Medical Sciences (Lipsky), Green Templeton College, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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Diabetic foot osteomyelitis
Mesut Mutluoglu, Benjamin A. Lipsky
CMAJ Dec 2016, 188 (17-18) E535; DOI: 10.1503/cmaj.160228
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- Early manifestations of diabetic foot osteomyelitis are nonspecific
- Several clinical findings raise suspicion of osteomyelitis
- Blood tests and imaging studies support the diagnosis of osteomyelitis
- Selected cases may be managed without surgical treatment
- Foot care education is important for prevention
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