This paper is concerned with the observations made on 212 cases of acute haematogenous osteitis admitted to one of the surgical units of the Royal Hospital for Sick Children, Glasgow, during the years 1936 to 1950. The term osteitis is preferred to osteomyelitis because the bone marrow plays only a small part in bone suppuration (Nowicki 1931, Romanis and Mitchiner 1932, \Vhite 1937, and Dennis...

BACKGROUND Dry socket is one of the most common complications occurring after the extraction of a permanent tooth, but in spite of its high incidence there is not an established treatment for this condition. OBJECTIVES Analyze the efficacy of different methods used in the management of dry socket regarding results of pain's relief and alveolar mucosa healing compared to conventional surgical ...

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symphysis pubis is an uncommon site of tuberculosis and only few cases have been reported in the literature. it is important to distinguish it from the more common entities like osteitis pubis and osteomyelitis of pubis symphysis to prevent delay in diagnosis and minimize morbidity and prevent complications. we report a rare case of tuberculosis of symphysis pubis in a 50-year-old indian female...

Condensing osteitis of the clavicle is a benign disorder leading to osteosclerosis of the medial end of the clavicle. The differential diagnosis between condensing osteitis of the clavicle and ischaemic necrosis of the medial clavicular epiphysis (Friedrich's disease), osteoid osteoma, and low grade osteomyelitis can be difficult. In the case history reported here, magnetic resonance imaging wa...

Nonbacterial osteitis is a rare autoinflammatory disease. Often it is mistaken for a tumor or osteomyelitis. We present a case of a twelve-year-old girl referred to our hospital because of a lesion of the right clavicle. The differential diagnoses were sarcoma, osteitis, and Langerhans cell histiocytosis. After biopsy the diagnosis nonbacterial osteitis (NBO) was established. Treatment of choic...

Background: The use of absorbable gelatin sponges (AGSs) as a hemostatic surgical material resulted in reduction dry sockets occurrence. systemic antibiotics and antimicrobial agents can also reduce the infection extracted teeth, therefore, it may show pain-relieving effects on socket well. Objective: Given high prevalence main objective this review was brief overview AGSs, including to prevent...

Osteitis of the tibia was diagnosed in a patient presenting with secondary syphilis. The course of the illness indicates that pain in bones in secondary syphilis may be the first symptom of an otherwise inapparent osteitis.

OBJECTIVE To systematically review the scientific evidence derived from randomized controlled trials (RCT) about prevention of alveolar osteitis (AO). STUDY DESIGN Literature searches were conducted to locate RCTs about prevention of AO. The RCTs were scrutinized for methodological details and categorized according to the preventive intervention studied. Data were analyzed in relation to the ...