Clinical characteristics, treatment and efficacy of calcaneal osteomyelitis: A systematic review with synthesis analysis 1118 reported cases.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Calcaneal osteomyelitis (CO) still poses great challenges to orthopaedic surgeons due to unique anatomic and functional features of the calcaneus. This study summarized the current data regarding clinical characteristics, treatment and efficacy of CO, based on an analysis of literature-reported cases.

Materials and methods

We searched the PubMed, Embase, and Cochrane Library databases to find English and Chinese studies reporting on CO patients between 2000 and 2021, with available data for synthesis analysis. The quality of the included studies was evaluated by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) assessment scale. Effective data were extracted and pooled for analysis.

Results

Altogether 198 studies involving 1118 patients were included, with a male-to-

SUBMITTER: Jiang N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11486943 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature