sequestrum / involucrum

• sequestrum
  • necrotic bone, often denser than surroundings
  • may be resorbed, discharged thru a sinus tract, or persist as a focus of continued infection

• involucrum
  • bone formed beneath elevated periosteum
  • surrounds sequestrum

© 2002, C.E. Kahn, Jr.
2002-04-18