Bone: Infection & Metabolic bone disease Flashcards
Most common agent of osteomyelitis?
Staph
Most common mechanism for contracting osteomyelitis?
Direct penetration
Hematogenous osteomyelitis is most commonly seen in…
boys (post infection) and IV drug users
What area of the bone does hematogenous osteomyelitis mainly affect?
Metaphysis
Hole formed in the bone during the formation of a draining sinus?
cloaca
Fragment of necrotic bone that is embedded in pus?
Sequestration
Reactive bone formation from the periosteum and the endosteum (which surrounds and contains the infection)?
Brodie infection
Peristeal new bone formation forms a sheath around the necrotic sequestration?
Involucrum
What occurs in veterbral osteomyelitis?
intervertebral disk expands with pus and is destryed
What are two possible complications of osteomyelitis?
amyloidosis, chronic osteomyelitis, and SCC
What # vertebrae does TB effect in Pott disease?
T11
In Pott Disease TB…how are the vertebrae destroyed?
resorption of bony trabeculae (mechanical collapse)
Aside from pott disease, how else can TB manifest int the bone?
- Tubercuous Arthritis… granulomas in synovial/ joint tissue
- Osteomyelitis of the Long Bones
How can syphilis affect the bone?
slowly progressive, chronic, inflammatory disease of bone characterized by granulomas necrosis and reactive bone formation
In congenital syphilis what is the most commonly affected joint?
knee
In acquired syphilis when are bone lesions seen?
Tertiary syphilis…2-5 years after inoculation