Osteomyelitis:

• bone infection
• can be due to local spread (e.g. open fracture) or from a remote site of infection
• presents with bone pain + fever
• diagnose with: bloods + blood cultures, imaging (X-ray +/- CT), bone biopsy, & radioisotope scan (will show increased bone activity in region of infection)
• treatment: long term antibiotics +/- surgical removal of infected bone