Diseases and Disorders
Osteomyelitis
General
DRG Category: 515
Mean LOS: 8.3 days
Description SURGICAL Other Musculoskeletal System and Connective Tissue Operating Room Procedures With Complication or Comorbidity
DRG Category: 539
Mean LOS: 7.8 days
Description MEDICAL Osteomyelitis With Major Complication or Comorbidity
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Citation
Sommers, Marilyn Sawyer.. "Osteomyelitis." Diseases and Disorders, 7th ed., F.A. Davis Company, 2023. Nursing Central, nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Diseases-and-Disorders/73672/all/Osteomyelitis.
Sommers MSM. Osteomyelitis. Diseases and Disorders. F.A. Davis Company; 2023. https://nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Diseases-and-Disorders/73672/all/Osteomyelitis. Accessed November 4, 2025.
Sommers, M. S. (2023). Osteomyelitis. In Diseases and Disorders (7th ed.). F.A. Davis Company. https://nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Diseases-and-Disorders/73672/all/Osteomyelitis
Sommers MSM. Osteomyelitis [Internet]. In: Diseases and Disorders. F.A. Davis Company; 2023. [cited 2025 November 04]. Available from: https://nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Diseases-and-Disorders/73672/all/Osteomyelitis.
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