Matthew D. Neuhaus, DPM
300 Stonecrest Blvd. Suite 350
Smyrna, TN 37167
(615) 220-8788
Located on the 3rd Floor of the Physician Office Building at StoneCrest Medical Center
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of "Foot Health 101: Healthy Feet are Happy Feet." 
“I wrote this book because too many people suffer
from foot and ankle pain unnecessarily.”
-Dr. Matthew Neuhaus
Osteomyelitis is a type of bacterial bone infection that moves from acute to chronic phases quickly. The infection usually begins in another part of the body and spreads to the bone via blood. Traumatic injury, frequent medication injections, the use of a prosthetic device, and some surgical procedures can increase susceptibility to the underlying infection.
With osteomyelitis, the infected bone fills with a pus that deprives the bone of its needed blood supply. Over time, this can result in the death of bone tissue.
The presence of bone infection can be diagnosed with tests, such as bone scans and MRI.
Osteomyelitis infections are very difficult to cure with oral or intravenous antibiotics. In chronic cases, surgical removal of the dead bone tissue is usually required.
Click the book
below to Order Your Complimentary Copy of "Foot Health 101: Healthy Feet are Happy Feet."
“I wrote this book because too many people suffer from foot
and ankle pain unnecessarily.”
-Dr. Matthew Neuhaus