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sequestrumnoun
A fragment of bone or other dead tissue that has separated during necrosis
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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.
Webster Dictionary
Sequestrumnoun
a portion of dead bone which becomes separated from the sound portion, as in necrosis
Etymology: [NL. See Sequester.]
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Sequestrum
A sequestrum is a piece of dead bone that has become separated during the process of necrosis from normal/sound bone. It is a complication of osteomyelitis. The pathological process is as follows: ⁕infection in the bone leads to an increase in intramedullary pressure due to inflammatory exudates ⁕the periosteum becomes stripped from the osteum, leading to vascular thrombosis ⁕bone necrosis follows due to lack of blood supply ⁕sequestra are formed The sequestra are surrounded by sclerotic bone which is relatively avascular. Within the bone itself, the haversian canals become blocked with scar tissue, and the bone becomes surrounded by thickened periosteum. Due to the avascular nature of this bone, antibiotics which travel to sites of infection via the bloodstream poorly penetrate these tissues. Hence the difficulty in treating chronic osteomyelitis. At the same time as this, new bone is forming. Opening in this involucrum allow debris and exudates to pass from the sequestrum via sinus tracts to the skin. Rarely, a sequestrum may turn out to be an osteoid osteoma, a rare tumor of the bone.
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Sequestrum
sē-kwes′trum, n. a necrosed section of bone.—n. Sequestrot′omy, the operation of removing such.
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of sequestrum in Chaldean Numerology is: 3
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of sequestrum in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5
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