Items tagged “osteomyelitis”
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Brodie abscess
Brodie abscess is an intraosseous abscess related to a focus of subacute or chronic pyogenic osteomyelitis. Unfortunately, there is no reliable way to radiographically exclude a focus of osteomyelitis. It has a protean radiographic appearance and can occur at any location and in a patient of any...
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Osteomyelitis
Osteomyelitis (plural: osteomyelitides) refers to infection of bone involving the medullary cavity that is typically bacterial 21. This article primarily deals with pyogenic osteomyelitis, which may be acute or chronic.
Other non-pyogenic causes of osteomyelitis are discussed separately:
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Cloaca (osteomyelitis)
A cloaca (pl. cloacae or cloacas) is a gap in the cortex of a bone affected by chronic osteomyelitis that allows the drainage of pus or other material from the bone into the adjacent tissues.
Terminology
The use of the term cloaca should be reserved for cortical breaches that are the result of...
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Ghost sign (osteomyelitis)
The ghost sign is an MRI feature of osteomyelitis and is helpful in distinguishing a pure (aseptic) Charcot joint from one complicated by superimposed infection.
Radiographic features
MRI
This sign refers to the poor definition of the margins of a bone on non-contrast T1 weighted image, blen...
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Space of Parona
The space of Parona is a potential space in the distal forearm / volar wrist, deep to the flexor tendons. The space lies between the fascia of the pronator quadratus muscle and the flexor digitorum profundus tendon sheath.
Its radiologic relevance is that the space can act as a conduit for the ...
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Tooth-knuckle injury
Tooth-knuckle injuries are sustained when the clenched fist of a patient strikes the teeth of an opponent.
Terminology
Tooth-knuckle injuries are also referred to as clenched fist injuries, closed fist injuries and fight bite injuries.
Epidemiology
These injuries are most commonly found in y...
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