Abstract

Early diagnosis is extremely important for the control and treatment of diabetic foot osteomyelitis (DFO). Medical history, laboratory examination, PTB test, imaging examination, microbiological and histopathological study are indeed valuable for the diagnosis of DFO, and also have their own characteristics as well as limitations. Single antibiotics therapy and surgery are the main equal treatments of DFO, and the key is to choose the best one, which needs the comprehensive opinions of multi-disciplinary team. Key words: Diabetic foot osteomyelitis; Diabetic foot infection; Diagnosis; Treatment

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