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Risk Factors

Factors that increase your chance of osteomyelitis include:

Age: young children and older adults


Sex: male
Trauma or injury to the bone and skin
Broken bones, especially if open to or sticking through the skin
Diabetes mellitus
Kidney dialysis
Intravenous drug abuse
Weakened immune system
Poor circulation
Sickle cell anemia
After any operation on a joint or bone, such as a hip replacement or internal fixation of a fracture

Symptoms include:

Bone pain
Fever or chills
Tenderness, warmth, swelling, or redness of the skin or joint
Drainage of pus
Nausea
Fatigue or irritability
Restricted movement of the area
A sore over bone that does not heal

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