Trends in the epidemiology of osteomyelitis: a population-based study, 1969 to 2009.

Background: The epidemiology of osteomyelitis in the United States is largely unknown. The purpose of this study was to determine long-term secular trends in the incidence of osteomyelitis in a population-based setting.

Methods: The study population comprised 760 incident cases of osteomyelitis first diagnosed between January 1, 1969, and December 31, 2009, among residents of Olmsted County, Minnesota.

Surgical outcomes and predictors of stroke in a North American white and African American moyamoya population.

Background: The majority of moyamoya surgical series have been confined to Asian and pediatric populations. Few have studied demographics, risk factors, and outcomes in adult North American populations.

Objective: To examine outcomes after revascularization for moyamoya in white and African American adults and to assess for predictors of recurrent stroke.