Osteomyelitis Surgical Management: Toe to Tibia

This presentation reviews the diagnosis, classification, and surgical treatment of lower-extremity osteomyelitis, with a focus on the Percutaneous Antibiotic Delivery Technique (PAD-T) and antibiotic-eluting bone graft substitutes. The lecture presents outcomes from 414 osteomyelitis cases involving the toes, foot, ankle, and lower leg, highlighting treatment strategies, success rates by anatomic location, management considerations in patients with peripheral arterial disease and Charcot deformity, and clinical pearls for optimizing limb salvage and reducing recurrence.