Diagnosis and Management of Bone Infections, Vol. 16

Author: Luis E. Jauregui
Published: February 1995
Publisher: Marcel Dekker
ISBN: 0824788680
Hardcover Book
Number of Pages: 466

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This is an interesting new book on diagnosis and management of bone and joint infections, written by a multidisciplinary group of specialists in infectious disease, immunologists, radiologists, orthopedic surgeons, and pharmacologists. The purpose is to present a comprehensive review of the medical and surgical aspects of bone and joint infections including diagnosis, management, and prevention. The integrated multidisciplinary approach to management of these complex infections is a very useful resource. Although meant primarily for specialists in infectious diseases and orthopedic surgeons, this book presents many excellent features, in particular the chapter on diabetic foot infections, which would be useful for primary care physicians as well. The book has been logically organized with sections on both common and uncommon problems. There are very useful diagrams illustrating the various stages of disease and outlining management strategies, in particular surgical options. There are pertinent discussions of relevant anatomy, physiology, microbiology, and pharmacology that provide a deep understanding of disease processes. The references are exhaustive and current. The sections on diagnostic imaging are outstanding. On the whole, this authoritative, well-illustrated, and comprehensive text is a useful resource for clinicians of various specialties who are charged with taking care of patients with complex infections of bones and joints. The multidisciplinary approach outlined in this book is extremely helpful, not only for infectious disease specialists and orthopedic surgeons, but also for primary care physicians who may have to deal with common infections complicating foot injuries ordiabetic foot infections. A comprehensive review of infections involving bones and joints, for clinicians in the fields of pediatrics, internal medicine, family medicine, emergency medicine, and orthopedic surgery who deal with the medical and surgical aspects of these infections. The relevant anatomical, pathophysiological, microbiological, and diagnostic aspects of these infections are reviewed in addition to their clinical presentation and therapy. The contributors include pediatric and adult infectious disease specialists, immunologists, pharmacologists, radiologists, and orthopedic surgeons with extensive clinical, teaching, laboratory, and research experience in the field. Jauregui, Luis E., MD (Medical Coll of Ohio)The contributors represent the specialties of pharmacology, infectious diseases, orthopedic surgery, internal medicine, allergy, immunology, microbiology, radiology, genetics, epidemiology, and pediatrics. Most come from U.S. academic medical centers, but three are from Europe. Institutions prominently represented include Wayne State Univ, St Vincent Medical Center (Toledo, Ohio), Medical Coll of Ohio, Univ of Texas, and Univ of Connecticut.

Table of Contents
Series Introduction
Preface
Contributors
1 Acute Osteomyelitis 1
2 Chronic Osteomyelitis 37
3 Osteomyelitis of the Skull, Mandible, and Sternum 109
4 Puncture Wounds of the Foot 135
5 Disk Space Infections 151
6 Vertebral Osteomyelitis 167
7 Diabetic Foot Infections 201
8 Animal Models of Osteomyelitis 229
9 Infectious Arthritis 241
10 Infections of Bursae and Tendon Sheaths 283
11 Radiographic Diagnosis of Bone and Joint Infection 325
12 Principles of Current Management of Prosthetic Joint Infections 373
13 Principles of Antimicrobial Distribution Governing the Selection of Antimicrobial Drugs for Bone and Joint Infections 387
14 Antimicrobial Prophylaxis in Orthopedic Surgery 409
15 Surgical Approaches to the Management of Osteomyelitis 425
Index 451

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