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Overview

Epidemiology and Demographics

Incidence

  • The annual incidence of pediatric osteomyelitis is approximately 13 per 100,000 individuals. [1]
  • The annual incidence in adult osteomyelitis is approximately 90 per 100,000 individuals.[2]

Age

  • Osteomyelitis occurs all patient age groups.
  • Hematogenous osteomyelitis occurs predominantly in children and elderly patients.
  • The most common form of the disease in adults is osteomyleitis due to contiguous infection, resulting from trauma or surgery.

Gender

  • Osteomyelitis occurs more commonly in males for unknown reasons.[3][2]

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References

  1. Riise, Oystein R; Kirkhus, Eva; Handeland, Kai S; Flato, Berit; Reiseter, Tor; Cvancarova, Milada; Nakstad, Britt; Wathne, Karl-Olaf (2008). "Childhood osteomyelitis-Incidence and differentiation from other acute onset musculoskeletal features in a population-based study". BMC Pediatrics. 8 (1): 45. doi:10.1186/1471-2431-8-45. ISSN 1471-2431.
  2. 2.0 2.1 Henke, Peter K.; Blackburn, Susan A.; Wainess, Reid W.; Cowan, John; Terando, Alicia; Proctor, Mary; Wakefield, Thomas W.; Upchurch, Gilbert R.; Stanley, James C.; Greenfield, Lazar J. (2005). "Osteomyelitis of the Foot and Toe in Adults Is a Surgical Disease". Annals of Surgery. 241 (6): 885–894. doi:10.1097/01.sla.0000164172.28918.3f. ISSN 0003-4932.
  3. Calhoun JH, Manring MM (2005). "Adult osteomyelitis". Infect Dis Clin North Am. 19 (4): 765–86. doi:10.1016/j.idc.2005.07.009. PMID 16297731.

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