Patient's question:
6 months knee pain past treatment and effectiveness: taking medicine and getting 1 injection had no significant effect?Doctor's answer:
Periostitis is generally treated with the following methods:1. Systemic Therapy: The cause should be addressed. For cases resulting from systemic infections or focal infections, sulfonamides or antibiotics should be administered. Hormones may be used when necessary, and any potential primary focus of infection must be thoroughly eliminated. Tuberculous cases require antitubercular drugs, while syphilitic cases should undergo (syphilis eradication therapy).
2. Local Therapy: During the inflammatory phase, cold compresses can be applied. For established inflammation, incision and drainage may be performed. In tuberculous cases, after incision, necrotic bone and purulent foci should be scraped out, and streptomycin should be infused.