A retrospective study of chronic osteomyelitis in a tertiary care centre of eastern Nepal

摘要

Background: Chronic osteomyelitis is a leading cause of morbidity in orthopedic practice. Various factors like health service innaccessibility, indequaate tretmment, malnutrition, poverty, and antibiotic resistance contribute to progression from acute osteomyelitis to chronic osteomyelitis in this region of the world. A significant number of children continue to suffer from chronic osteomyelitis making it one of the most commonly presenting orthopedic problems in Nepal.