Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Patients presenting with a draining wound more than 2 weeks after surgery should be treated for a probable ...

Drains are commonly used after spine surgery to help decrease wound drainage and potentially reduce infection rates, but according to a recently published study, when drain use was combined with ...

Wounds can become easily infected if left without attention, leading to a range of troublesome consequences. Over time, a badly infected cut can lead to potential limb loss, and in the worst cases, ...

Osteomyelitis is an infection in your bone. Osteomyelitis in your foot or ankle often develops because you have a wound on your foot that isn’t healing. You can develop osteomyelitis even if you can’t ...

If a wound has an odor, is it appropriate to start antibiotics? Antibiotics should not be started solely due to an odor in a wound. First, clarify whether the odor is associated with the drainage or ...

The monsoons themselves have unique health issues, particularly for diabetics, even though they offer respite from the intense summer heat. The ideal conditions for infection are increased humidity, a ...