Osteomyelitis x ray
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1];Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Seyedmahdi Pahlavani, M.D. [2]
Overview
Diagnosis of osteomyelitis is often based on radiologic results showing a lytic center with a ring of sclerosis, though bone cultures are normally required to identify the specific pathogen. Conventional radiographic evaluation of acute osteomyelitis is insufficient because bone changes are not evident for 14–21 days after the onset of infection.
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- Because conventional radiography is readily available, relatively inexpensive, and useful in differentiation of infection from trauma and tumors, it remains the initial imaging test of choice for suspected osteomyelitis.
- In addition, plain radiography is often a helpful adjunct to secondary imaging studies. Unfortunately, radiographic evidence of osteomyelitis lags behind the clinical picture, and less than one third of patients have abnormalities on plain radiographs in the first 7 to 10 days after the onset of symptoms.
- Radiologic finding suggestive for oste a lytic center with a ring of sclerosis.