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Baba Y, Bell D, Intraosseous gas. Reference article, Radiopaedia.org (Accessed on 29 Mar 2025) https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-86928
Intraosseous gas, also known as osseous pneumatosis, refers to the accumulation of gas bubbles within the cortical bone, trabecular bone, the bone marrow, or in the medullary cavity.
Intraosseous gas is an uncommon finding and differentials include 1,2:
- infections
- neoplastic
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iatrogenic
- trauma
- penetrating wounds
- fractures
- others
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2. Kivrak AS, Sumer S, Demir NA, Aydin BK. The life-saving little tip: intraosseous gas. (2013) BMJ case reports. doi:10.1136/bcr-2013-201648 - Pubmed
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3. Brown RR, Pathria MN, Ruggieri PM, Jacobson JA, Craig JG, Resnick D. Extensive intraosseous gas associated with lymphangiomatosis of bone: report of three cases. (1997) Radiology. 205 (1): 260-2. doi:10.1148/radiology.205.1.9314995 - Pubmed
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