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sequestrum [si′kwes·trəm] (medicine) A piece of dead or detached bone within a cavity, abscess, or wound. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Improvement of the osteomyelitis may also have been facilitated by the biopsy procedure, during which a sequestrum of bone was removed. 13) CT will detect lytic areas within the diploe that contain soft tissue; the soft tissue is usually homogeneous, but it can include a bony sequestrum. A floating bone sequestrum was seen on the floor of the outer part of the external auditory canal and was undermined partly by skin. |
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