Involucrum
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Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. An involucrum (plural involucra) is a layer of new bone growth outside existing bone seen in pyogenic osteomyelitis. It results from the stripping off of the periosteum by the accumulation of pus within the bone, and new bone growing from the periosteum.
It can be seen radiographically (i.e., with x-rays), although it is seen rarely in developed countries, given that osteomyelitis is rarely left untreated there.
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