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OSTEOMYELITIS
Osteomyelitis is an infection of the bone. Infections of these types
can be extremely difficult to treat. Standard therapy includes long-term
IV antibiotics (six weeks or more) combined with surgical debridements
of the bone. Osteomyelitis that persists for six months or more despite
all standard treatments may require hyperbaric oxygen treatment to
help eradicate any residual bone infection.
For those patients who have foot ulcers complicated by diabetes and
underlying osteomyelitis, hyperbaric oxygen therapy may also be required
as an adjunctive
therapy. In some cases amputation may be required to remove all infected
bone.
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