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According to findings published in the Journal of Diabetic Care, a biopsy of the bone can help doctors determine what antibiotic is best to treat diabetic patients with serious foot infection.

People with diabetes are often at a higher risk for foot injury because of circulation problems and decreased nerve sensation. A small injury can spiral into a serious skin infection and can extend done to the bone.

This new study compared patients that underwent bone biopsy-based therapy and patients that had a swab-based therapy. They followed up with these patients one year later, which is the average follow up time for this procedure. 81.8 percent of the patients with the biopsy-based therapy had no sign of infection. 50 percent of the patients that had swab-based therapy had no sign of infection.

The research team concluded, “Our results provide arguments for recommending the use of bone biopsy in diabetic patients treated non-surgically.”Although, it has been thought that an infection in the bone could not be treated without removing part of the bone this new study is the begin of a change.