Do you routinely recommend treatment for patients with chronic osteomyelitis of long bones based on radiographic findings alone in the absence of superficial infection or recommend bone biopsy to evaluate for therapy?
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Infectious Disease · University of Minnesota Medical School, Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
I don't routinely treat an unconfirmed diagnosis. The plan should always be to ascertain the diagnosis.
Do you routinely recommend treatment for patients with chronic osteomyelitis of long bones based on radiographic findings alone in the absence of superficial infection or recommend bone biopsy to evaluate for therapy? | Mednet
