bone biopsy

Diabetes Watch

Questioning The Reliance On Bone Biopsy For Diagnosing Osteomyelitis In Patients With Diabetic Foot Ulcerations

08/31/2019

Bone biopsy has long been considered the gold standard in determining the diagnosis of osteomyelitis. However, bone biopsy is a procedure and not an exam. Clinicians send the collected specimen to pathology or microbiology. Unfortunately,...

Bone biopsy has long been...

08/31/2019

Podiatry Today

Review

The Effect of Withholding Antibiotics Prior to Bone Biopsy in Patients With Suspected Osteomyelitis: A Meta-analysis of the Literature

08/01/2019

Lawrence A. Lavery , DPM, MPH;

Orhan K. Öz ;

Javier La Fontaine , DPM, MS, MEd;

Andrew Crisologo , DPM;

Dane K. Wukich ;

The aim of this meta-analysis is to evaluate the effect of withholding antibiotics prior to obtaining a bone biopsy in the diagnosis of osteomyelitis.

The aim of this meta-analysis is...

08/01/2019

Wounds