Nolan Hassold, Hélène Bihan, Yolène Pambo Moumba, Isabelle Poilane, Frédéric Méchaï, Nabil Assad, Véronique Labbe-Gentils, Meriem Sal, Omar Nouhou Koutcha, Antoine Martin, Dana Radu, Emmanuel Martinod, Hugues Cordel, Nicolas Vignier, Sopio Tatulashvili, Narimane Berkane, Etienne Carbonnelle, Olivier Bouchaud, Emmanuel Cosson
OBJECTIVE: - We aimed to assess the feasibility and diagnostic performance of ultrasound-guided bone biopsies at the bedside of diabetic patients admitted for suspected foot osteitis not requiring surgery. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS: - In this retrospective monocentric study, we compared the performance of ultrasound-guided (n=29 consecutive patients, Dec.2020-Oct.2022) versus surgical (n=24 consecutive patients, Jan.2018-Nov.2020) bone biopsies at confirming or ruling out diabetic foot osteitis (primary outcome)...
March 3, 2024: Diabetes & Metabolism