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	Foot Problems
	You are in Foot Problems > Deformities > osteomyelitis. Amniotic Band Syndrome  •   Bunions  •   Claw Toe  •   Clubfoot  •   Dysplasia  •   Enchondroma  •   Flat Feet  •   Gordon Syndrome  •   Haglund's Deformity  •   Hallux Rigidis  •   Hallux Limitus  •   Hallux Varus  •   Hammertoes  •   Jackson Weiss Syndrome  •   Mallet Toes  •   Metatarsalgia  •   osteomyelitis  •   Overlapping, Underlapping Toes  •   Peroneal Tendon Dislocation/Dysfunction  •   Posterior Tibial Tendon Dysfunction  •   Sesamoiditis  •   Spurs  •   Tarsal Coalition Deformities - Osteomyelitis (Bone Infections) Bone infections, called osteomyelitis, generally require surgery to remove the infected bone. These infections are very difficult to cure with oral or intra-venous antibiotics without also removing the infected bone. The presence of bone infection can be diagnosed with special tests such as bone scans and MRIs. Copyright ©2012 Officite One-fourth of all the bones in the human body are down in your feet. When these bones are out of alignment, so is the rest of the body.