Treatment of Diabetic Foot Osteomyelitis; Antibiotics Versus Conservative Surgery | [Pakistan Armed Forces Medical Journal • 2023]

Author(s):

1. Asad Ullah Alam: Combined Military Hospital Skardu/National University of Medical Sciences (NUMS),,PakistanMilitary Hospital Muree-,,Pakistan

2. Anas Bin Saif: Frontier Corps Kotli, Azad Kashmir, Pakistan,

3. Adnan Aqil Khan: Combined Military Hospital Muree/National University of Medical Sciences (NUMS) Pakistan

4. Kashif Khan: Frontier Corps Kahutta, Pakistan,

5. Shahzad Ahmed Abbasi: Combined Military Hospital Multan/National University of Medical Sciences (NUMS) Pakistan

6. Mansoor Tariq: Pak Emirate Military Hospital National University of Medical Sciences (NUMS) Rawalpindi Pakistan

Abstract:

Objective: To assess the outcome in patients with diabetic foot osteomyelitis being treated with antibiotics alone with those being treated with antibiotics coupled with conservative surgery. Study Design: Quasi-experimental study. Place and Duration of Study: Combined Military Hospital, Rawalpindi from Feb to Aug 2016. Methodology: Sixty patients with diabetic foot osteomyelitis, fulfilling inclusion criteria, were included in this study. They were divided into two groups of 30 each. The "Antibiotic-Group” received only antibiotics while, the "Surgical-Group" underwent surgery in addition to antibiotics. Results: There were 37 males (61.66%) and 23 females (38.33%). The average age of patients was 59.72±9.79 years. 20 patients (66.67%) had full recovery in the Surgical-Group, and in the Antibiotics-Group, 18 patients (60%) had healed wounds (pvalue= 0.599) Conclusion: The outcome of antibiotics only and conservative surgery plus antibiotics is similar.

Page(s): 386-389

DOI: 10.51253/pafmj.v73i2.4138

Published: Journal: Pakistan Armed Forces Medical Journal, Volume: 73, Issue: 2, Year: 2023

Keywords:

Diabetic foot , Antibiotics , osteomyelitis , conservative surgery

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