Osteomyelitis is usually categorized into acute hematogenous osteomyelitis, chronic hematogenous osteomyelitis, sclerosing osteomyelitis, post-traumatic osteomyelitis and so on. No matter what kind of usually need systemic application of antibiotics combined with surgical treatment, external plaster treatment of osteomyelitis efficacy is not accurate.
1. Acute osteomyelitis should be given adequate antibiotic treatment to control the inflammatory reaction, and choose the right time for surgery to perform drilling and drainage. Chronic osteomyelitis is the end result of failure to control acute osteomyelitis and recurrent attacks. Treatment is mainly surgical and requires removal of dead bone, removal of dead space and excision of sinus tracts.
2. Sclerosing osteomyelitis is of unknown etiology and occurs in the tibia. It is difficult to treat with antibiotics and surgery is often used to remove the abscess cavity in the bone matrix.
3. Post-traumatic osteomyelitis is common in open fracture postoperative infection, treatment to control infection, thorough debridement, systemic application of antibiotics, surgical debridement, removal of foreign bodies and necrotic tissue in the wound.
Diagnosed osteomyelitis patients should be actively treated, do not believe that creams and other external drugs can cure osteomyelitis. Avoid delaying the progress of the disease, leading to aggravation and affecting the prognosis.