BedBiopsy: diagnostic performance of bedside ultrasound-guided bone biopsies for the management of diabetic foot infection

CONCLUSION: - In diabetic patients with suspected foot osteitis not requiring surgery, bedside ultrasound-guided bone biopsies may constitute a promising alternative to surgical biopsies. This intervention provided excellent tolerance and microbiological documentation, short lead-times, and more favorable wound prognosis.PMID:38442769 | DOI:10.1016/j.diabet.2024.101525

Source: Diabetes and Metabolism - March 5, 2024 Category: Endocrinology Authors: Nolan Hassold H élène Bihan Yol ène Pambo Moumba Isabelle Poilane Fr édéric Méchaï Nabil Assad V éronique Labbe-Gentils Meriem Sal Omar Nouhou Koutcha Antoine Martin Dana Radu Emmanuel Martinod Hugues Cordel Nicolas Vignier Sopio Tatulashvili Nari Source Type: research