How is bone infection treated?
Treatment of mild bone infection Surgical procedure¾Mild infection can be treated with a surgical procedure that cleans out the bone. The bone can be accessed by a variety of approaches through the skin. An orthopedic surgeon who specializes in bone infection or osteomyelitis can determine the best surgical approach to use. Locally administered antibiotics¾After the bone is surgically cleaned out, the remaining bone defect is treated with a large dose of locally administered antibiotics. The antibiotics can be delivered by using nonresorbable bone cement or an absorbable mix of synthetic bone substitute. Nonresorbable bone cement needs to be removed and replaced with bone graft by subsequent surgical procedures. The absorbable mix does not require subsequent surgery. Antibiotic therapy¾After the bone has been cleaned out and antibiotics have been locally administered, antibiotic therapy is required for 6 weeks to adequately eradicate any remaining bacterial cells in the bone and bloods
