Osteomyelitis in the context of diabetic foot ulcers arises when bacterial or fungal pathogens invade bone tissue beneath a chronic skin lesion. Neuropathy, peripheral arterial disease and impaired ...

Osteomyelitis is an inflammation of bone marrow that begins as a bacterial infection and can cause significant bone damage. The condition tends to progress to an area surrounding the bone known as the ...

Diabetic foot ulcers arise from a convergence of peripheral neuropathy, microvascular and macrovascular disease, and impaired wound healing, posing a major threat to limb preservation. Effective ...

Almost seven million people in the United States live with a chronic, non-healing wound. Diabetes, increased age, blood flow complications, obesity and other factors contribute to the growing number ...