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Bone Diseases |
Osteomyelitis |
Osteomyelitis is an infection of bone, usually caused by pyogenic bacteria or mycobacteria. It can be usefully subclassifed on the basis of the causative organism, the route, duration and anatomic location of the infection. Presentation Generally microorganisms may be disseminated to bone hematogenously (i.e., via the blood stream), spread contiguously to bone from local areas of infection, such as cellulitis, or be introduced by penetrating trauma including iatrogenic causes such as jo ...
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Bone Diseases Organizations
- Medline Plus http://medlineplus.gov/
- National Institutes of Health http://www.nih.gov/
- Nemours Foundation http://www.Nemours.org
- American Association for Clinical Chemistry
- Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research http://www.mayoclinic.com
- National Center for Biotechnology Information http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/
- National Institute of Child Health and Human Development http://www.nichd.nih.gov/
- American Academy of Family Physicians http://www.aafp.org/
- Cleveland Clinic Foundation
- National Kidney and Urologic Diseases Information Clearinghouse
- American Medical Association http://www.ama-assn.org/
- National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases http://www.niams.nih.gov/
- American College of Radiology, Radiological Society of North America
- National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases http://www.niddk.nih.gov/
- National Library of Medicine
- American Association of Neurological Surgeons http://www.neurosurgery.org/
- American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons http://www.aaos.org/
- Merck & Co., Inc.
- Osteoporosis and Related Bone Diseases-National Resource Center
- National Institute of Neurological Diseases and Stroke http://www.ninds.nih.gov/
- National Library Medicine http://www.nlm.nih.gov/
- MayoClinic http://www.mayoclinic.com/
- Cleveland Clinic http://www.clevelandclinic.org
- Google Health https://www.google.com/health
Resources
- ALP (Alkaline Phosphatase) Test (American Association for Clinical Chemistry)
- American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons
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