Gamuts

Bone sequestrum

A sequestrum (plural: sequestra) is a piece of dead bone that has become separated during the process of necrosis from normal or sound bone. It is a complication (sequela) of osteomyelitis. [Source: Wikipedia ]

May Be Caused by
Avascular necrosis
Bone infarct
Brodie abscess
Button sequestrum in skull
Fibrosarcoma
Langerhans cell histiocytosis
Lymphoma
Malignant fibrous histiocytoma
Metastasis
Osteoblastoma
Osteoid osteoma
Osteomyelitis
Syphilis
Tropical ulcer
Tuberculosis
Yaws
May Be Caused by
Avascular necrosis
Bone infarct
Brodie abscess
Button sequestrum in skull
Fibrosarcoma
Langerhans cell histiocytosis
Lymphoma
Malignant fibrous histiocytoma
Metastasis
Osteoblastoma
Osteoid osteoma
Osteomyelitis
Syphilis
Tropical ulcer
Tuberculosis
Yaws


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