What is osteomyelitis? Osteomyelitis is an infection and destruction of bone, caused by aerobic or anaerobic bacteria, mycobacteria and fungi. Osteomyelitis occurs in the long bones, diabetic foot or trauma causing damage to the integrity of the bone. Acute and hematogenous osteomyelitis is most common in long bones with an abundant blood supply, such as the tibia or femoral epiphysis. What types of osteomyelitis are there? 1) Hematogenous osteomyelitis 2) Traumatic osteomyelitis 3) Infectious osteomyelitis 4) Sclerosing osteomyelitis 5) Medically induced osteomyelitis How can I tell if I have osteomyelitis? 1. Whether the patient has localized redness, swelling, heat and pain. 2. Laboratory tests: whether the white blood cells, blood sedimentation and C-reactive protein are elevated in routine blood tests. 3. Imaging tests: whether there is bone destruction and soft tissue swelling on X-rays. Can osteomyelitis be cured? The first answer is yes, osteomyelitis can be cured, as long as you choose the right doctor and treatment method can spend less money and less surgery to completely cure osteomyelitis. The actual fact is that you will find a lot of patients who have not found the right doctor and treatment method, so a lot of patients do more than a dozen surgeries and spend hundreds of thousands of dollars or repeatedly not cured, the patient’s psychological defense completely collapse, we are a specialist hospital, professional treatment of osteomyelitis decades, cured osteomyelitis patients hundreds of thousands of cases.