Complications of Osteomyelitis, Lubbock
Osteomyelitis, Lubbock complications may include:
Bone death (osteonecrosis).
An infection in your bone can impede blood circulation within
the bone, leading to bone death. Areas where bone has died need to be
surgically removed for antibiotics to be effective.
Septic arthritis.
Sometimes, infection within bones can spread into a nearby
joint.
Impaired growth.
Normal growth in bones or joints in children may be affected if Osteomyelitis,
Lubbock occurs in the softer areas, called growth plates, at either end of the
long bones of the arms and legs.
Skin cancer.
If your Osteomyelitis, Lubbock has resulted in an open sore that is draining pus, the
surrounding skin is at higher risk of developing squamous cell cancer.
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