Conservative surgery for a diabetic foot infection

Abstract EN

Diabetic foot ulcers (DFU) are commonly complicated with osteomyelitis.

diagnosing osteomyelitis can be challenging.

however, positive findings on clinical examination and x-rays may facilitate the diagnosis.

recent guidelines suggest that selected cases of diabetic osteomyelitis can be treated with conservative surgery and antibiotics.

a successful treatment was achieved through conservative surgery for fifty-nine-year-old male with type 2 diabetes.

the patient presented with infection resulting from failure of antibiotics treatment, advanced dressing and offloading.

the patient underwent conservative surgery of excision of the infected bone and soft tissue and was on antibiotics.

the combination of conservative surgery with antibiotics can be used in selected cases to avoid risk of amputation and maintain functionality of the foot and its biomechanics.