The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, Vol 57, Issue 4 535-537, Copyright © 1975 by Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, Inc
Gram-negative osteomyelitis following puncture wounds of the foot
EH Miller and DW Semian
Seven cases of gram-negative osteomyelitis following puncture wounds of the
foot are presented. Regardless of age (range, five to thirty-two years) all
patients had a similar, typical clinical picture of one to two weeks of
improvement after the initial post-traumatic inflammation followed by
worsening of the local signs. Two patients were successfully treated with
antibiotics alone and five, with antibiotics in combination with curettage.