Abstract The Society of Skeletal Radiology (SSR) Practice Guidelines and Technical
Standards Committee identified musculoskeletal infection as a White Paper topic, and …

This update of the International Working Group on the Diabetic Foot incorporates some
information from a related review of diabetic foot osteomyelitis (DFO) and a systematic …

The prevalence of diabetes mellitus is growing at epidemic proportions in the United States
and worldwide. Most alarming is the steady increase in type 2 diabetes, especially among …

Charcot neuroarthropathy has been recognised for over 130 years and yet it remains a
major cause of morbidity for patients with diabetes mellitus and a continuing challenge for …

Charcot arthropathy (Charcot neuroarthropathy, diabetic neuropathic osteoarthropathy, or
neuropathic arthropathy) remains a poorly understood disease, although recent research …

Background Uncertainty exists regarding the optimal workup of patients with suspected
osteomyelitis of the foot, many of whom have diabetes mellitus. We conducted a meta …

Osteomyelitis is inflammation of the bone caused by an infectious organism, and is a difficult
clinical problem. The pathophysiology, imaging, and classification of osteomyelitis are …

PURPOSE: To investigate the use of standard magnetic resonance (MR) imaging
sequences with simple parameter modifications for the detection and characterization of …

Infections of the foot are common in persons with diabetes mellitus. 1, 2 Estimates of the
incidence of diabetic foot infections range from a lifetime risk of 4% in persons with diabetes …

At some time in their life, 15% of people with diabetes develop foot ulcers, which are highly
susceptible to infection (1). These may spread rapidly leading to overwhelming tissue …