Etiology
infectious
- hematogenous
- local inoculation
Synopsis
periosteal reaction
- sleeve of reactive bone (involucrum)
- periosteal elevation
- new bone formation
isolated necrotic medullary bone in large cavity (sequestrum)
pus formation
marrow space filled with acute inflammatory cells
osseous destruction (destruction of the bone)
osseous necrosis
- necrotic bone
- necrotic bone marrow
fibrinous exsudate
See also
- chronic osteomyelitis
- relapsing chronic osteomyelitis