Oral medication for chronic osteomyelitis is based on antibiotic drugs, such as doxycycline and cephalosporin. Drug treatment can only play a supplementary role in treatment, the main treatment is still based on surgical treatment.
Chronic osteomyelitis belongs to the infectious disease, you can follow the doctor’s instructions to use antibiotic drugs, common doxycycline, cephalosporin and so on.
The local blood supply of chronic osteomyelitis patients is poor, and it is difficult to enter the lesion directly after applying drugs, so the effect of applying drug treatment is more general. At present, the treatment of this disease is mainly based on surgery.
Patients can choose autologous bone grafting, muscle flap filling a phase of closed incision, can also be considered in the thorough removal of the lesion, the use of closed irrigation-negative pressure suction, and then through the irrigation tube drops of sensitive antibiotics for treatment, such as gentamicin and so on.
In summary, patients with chronic osteomyelitis should seek timely medical attention and follow medical advice regardless of the treatment measures taken.