ALMIN, RAZELLE S.

Date: MAY 31,2022

BSN3Y2-2

LECTURE

WEEK 15: COURSE TASK-

CLASSIFICATION OF
OSTEOMYELITIS
DESCRIBE THE THREE CLASSIFICATIONS OF OSTEROMYELITIS THEN COMPARE AND CONTRAST EACH.

HEMATOGENOUS CONTINGUOS FOCUS OSTEOMYELITIS WITH

OSTEOMYELITIS OSTEOMYELITIS VASCULAR INSUFFICIEN
DESCRIPTION  Is an infection that usually  Consists of direct inoculation  Infections invol
affects the growing of bacteria via trauma, prosthetic material
skeleton, involving surgical reduction and present later, and with m
primarily the most internal fixation of fractures, subtle findings.
vascularized regions of
prosthetic devices, spread
the bone.
from soft-tissue infection,
spread from adjacent septic
arthritis, or nosocomial
contamination.
MECHANISM  Secondary to bacterial  Bacterial inoculation from an  Infections in patients w
OF BONE transport through the adjacent focus. diabetes affecting the f
INFECTION blood. Majority of hanseniasis, or periph
infections in children. vascular insufficiency.
EXAMPLES  IV drug use, sickle cell  Posttraumatic Osteomyelitis,  In patients who dev
disease. infections from prosthetic osteomyelitis in the setti
devices of vascular insufficie
infection occurs most o
in the small bones of
feet
ETC…  Least common  Most common  Second common
 Seeded from another  After trauma, surgery,  Related to disease such
source. insertion of hardware. diabetes (predominan
 Can occur at any age and with peripheral vascular disea
any bone  Almost always begins wi
soft tissues infection
spreads to bone.