Osteomyelitis is the medical term for an infection in a bone or bone marrow. Infections can reach the bone by traveling through the bloodstream or spreading from nearby tissue. Osteomyelitis can also begin in the bone itself if trauma exposes the bone to germs.
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Fast Facts
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Bone infections most commonly affect long bones of the body
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Once considered a fatal disease, is successfully treated today with surgery and antibiotics
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Occurs more often in men than women
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Most common in children and people older than 50
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Common causes
Bacteria, mycobacteria
