APPLIED RADIOLOGICAL ANATOMY

ANATOMY

MUSCULOSKELETAL AND SOFT TISSUE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Excision of sequestrum (dead bone)
A
arthrectomy
B
bursectomy
C
sequestrectomy
D
None of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -According to a pathological definition, a bony sequestrum is defined as a piece of devitalized bone that has been separated from the surrounding bone during the process of necrosis.

Detailed explanation-2: -Reported complications mainly included dural tears and wound infection. Other complications include one epidural hematoma, one pseudomeningocele and one nerve root injury in discectomy group and one epidural hemorrhage in sequestrectomy group.

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