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Figure 6.60 Quittor
Treatment
The only effective treatment is surgical removal of the infected area of cartilage. Broad
spectrum antibiotics are given.
Prognosis
The prognosis is good if all of the damaged and infected tissue is successfully removed.
PEDAL OSTEITIS
Pedal osteitis is inflammation of the pedal bone (distal phalanx). In the past, the condition
has been overdiagnosed as a cause of foot pain on the basis of foot sensitivity, the response to
nerve blocks and the appearance of the pedal bone on radiographs. However, we now know
that the pedal bone can be variable in appearance on X-rays and there is no nerve block that
desensitizes the pedal bone without also numbing other tissues in the foot, thus it is hard to
specifically diagnose the condition.
