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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]

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A Brodie abscess is a well defined rim of sclerotic bone surrounding a residual abscess; viable organisms may persist in a Brodie abscess.^[1]

↑ Brodie abscess: another type of chronic posttraumatic osteomyelitis. Eur Radiol. 2003 Jul;13(7):1750-2. Epub 2003 Feb 7. PMID 12835993