Chronic osteomyelitis is indeed a very difficult condition to clear up and sadly sometimes amputation is the only solution to the continuing ...


My father has osteomyelitis.

He has had it for approximately 40 years, he nearly died, but was saved by penicillin.

He has had his most recent attack and has been told there is nothing the doctors can do and he will need to have his leg taken off.

He is in a lot of pain, but doesn't have a lot of faith in the consultant, as he said my dad would probably know more about the condition than he did.

Is there a specialist we could contact that knows about this condition?



I'm afraid that I don't know how you would find someone who specialises in this treatment.

I would put the problem to your GP. Ask for a referral to a specialist who has a particular interest in this condition.

Yours sincerely

The NetDoctor Medical Team

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