1987
DOI: 10.1148/radiology.165.3.3685360
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Disease activity in osteomyelitis: role of radiography.

Abstract: To determine the impact of radiographic findings on the interpretation of bone and gallium scans of patients with active osteomyelitis, the authors reviewed the medical records and radiologic examinations of 104 patients. The only diagnostic finding of active disease on radiographs was the presence of a sequestrum (three patients). Other findings--such as erosion, soft-tissue swelling, and periosteal reaction--proved nonspecific and did not differentiate active from inactive disease. Furthermore, these finding… Show more

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“…Delayed union or non-union of fractures and loosening of orthopedic devices may be caused by infection but cannot be reliably discriminated from aseptic complications. In a series of 104 patients, sequestration was the only re- liable plain-film finding of active bone infection, when there had been prior surgery or fracture [18]. These fragments of devitalized bone appear early as isolated osseous segments with increased density and are demarcated from the mostly osteopenic host bone.…”
Section: Imagingmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Delayed union or non-union of fractures and loosening of orthopedic devices may be caused by infection but cannot be reliably discriminated from aseptic complications. In a series of 104 patients, sequestration was the only re- liable plain-film finding of active bone infection, when there had been prior surgery or fracture [18]. These fragments of devitalized bone appear early as isolated osseous segments with increased density and are demarcated from the mostly osteopenic host bone.…”
Section: Imagingmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Entretanto, também pode ser difícil a diferenciação entre manifestações de osteomielite crônica ou alterações seqüelares ósseas por este método 3 . Apesar da maior sensibilidade na detecção de seqüestros, descreve-se até 20% de resultados falso-positivos pela tomografia quando correlacionada a achados cirúrgicos 2,3 . Apesar da alta sensibilidade e especificidade, próximas a 95% e 88% 9 , o elevado custo dificulta a aplicação rotineira da ressonância magnética.…”
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“…A maior captação de gálio-67 em comparação a dos compostos difosfonatos indica predomínio da captação inflamatória sobre a remodelação. Tal fato constitui um achado muito especí-fico de osteomielite, porém é observado em apenas 24% a 28% dos casos 2,13 . Em nosso estudo apenas 12% dos segmentos com infecção apresentaram captação do gálio-67 superior à do MDP-Tc99m.…”
Section: Fig 1 -Osteomielite Crônica Sequelar Paciente Com Deformidunclassified
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“…Evaluation of chronic osteomyelitis with radiographs is difficult due to lack of accuracy (1,16). Magnetic reso nance imaging could be an important modality for obtaining additional in formation in this group of patients (16).…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%