Chronic traumatic ankle and foot osteomyelitis: a nationwide case-control study.

Background: Osteomyelitis (OM) is an atypical consequence of ankle-foot trauma which is associated with long-term mental and physical morbidity and persistent pain. This study aimed to assess the health status of OM patients with war-related ankle-foot injuries.

Methods: A total of 1129 veterans with ankle-foot injuries participated in a case-control study (2014-2016).