Meta-Analysis: Outcomes of Surgical and Medical Management of Diabetic Foot Osteomyelitis.

David H TruongRoger BedimoMatthew MaloneDane K WukichOrhan K OzAmanda L KilleenLawrence A Lavery

Published in: Open forum infectious diseases (2022)

Additional properly designed prospective studies with gold-standard references for diagnosing osteomyelitis are needed to help determine whether medical management of DFO can be successful without surgical intervention.

Keyphrases

systematic review
healthcare
randomized controlled trial
case control
type diabetes
adipose tissue
skeletal muscle