Osteomyelitis
Description
osteomyelitis: An acute or chronic inflammation of the bone and its structures due to infection with pyogenic bacteria.
Data source
| FinnGen phenocode | M13_OSTEOMYELITIS |
| Hospital Discharge registry | ICD-10: M86, ICD-8: 720 |
| Cause of Death registry | ICD-10: M86, ICD-8: 720 |
| Level in the ICD-hierarchy | 3 |
| First defined in version | DF2 |
Key figures
| Sex | All | Female | Male |
| Number of individuals | 492 | 184 | 308 |
| Unadjusted prevalence (%) | 0.37 | 0.24 | 0.54 |
| Mean age at first event (years) | 51.61 | 48.21 | 53.64 |
| Median number of events / individual | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Clinical metrics
| Sex | All | Female | Male |
| Recurrence within 6 months (%) | 35.37 | 32.07 | 37.34 |
| Case fatality at 5-years (%) | 11.18 | 9.24 | 12.34 |