Difference between acute and chronic osteomyelitis (bone infection) Acute osteomyelitis is usually detectable two weeks after infection has taken place. Only inflammation is seen. If acute osteomyelitis is detected and acted upon urgently, and if the antibiotics provided are effective against the infective microbe - i.e. if the…
There are currently no effective treatments for wounds. With 2.3 million wounds in the UK in 2017, the annual direct costs of care reached £17.23 billion and are growing by 12% each year. A treatment, MPPT, has been developed and is available. By implementing this, the NHS could…
See publication in WOUNDS here. Objective The purpose of the study was to evaluate the wound healing effects of MPPT and to compare it to antibiotics and antiseptics. The study included a wide range of wounds and ulcers, which were severely colonised to infected. The comparators were a…
Elderly lady (type 2 diabetic) with 5 year old diabetic foot ulcer on the heel, covering the entire heel. A wide range of approaches had been taken to facilitate healing, but without luck. The ulcer was associated with considerable pain in the leg. It had for the past…
A simple scratch on the foot in a person with diabetes or to the skin in a person with spinal cord injury (SCI) or multiple sclerosis (MS) can develop into a large wound that gradually spreads under the skin leading to osteomyelitis (bone infection) and sinus tract formation,…