MMP9 and osteomyelitis: We screened 109 overlapping DEGs in osteomyelitis and DFU, 12 of which were core genes, including CXCL9, CXCL10, CXCL13, CXCR2, FCGR3B, IL1B, IL8, LCN2, MMP1, MMP3, MMP9, and S100A.