Brodie's abscess. A study of 181 cases, with special reference to radiographic diagnostic criteria

Ital J Orthop Traumatol. 1980 Dec;6(3):373-83.

Abstract

A study of 181 cases of Brodie's abscess, in which the diagnosis was histologically confirmed, was made in order to demonstrate radiographic factors common to other conditions, and therefore likely to pose questions of differential diagnosis. Some of the pathological characteristics of Brodie's abscess are described and correlated with the differing radiographic appearances of this inflammatory bone lesion.

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Adult
  • Aged
  • Bone Diseases / diagnostic imaging
  • Bone Neoplasms / diagnostic imaging
  • Child
  • Child, Preschool
  • Chondroblastoma / diagnostic imaging
  • Chronic Disease
  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Eosinophilic Granuloma / diagnostic imaging
  • Female
  • Fibroma / diagnostic imaging
  • Giant Cell Tumors / diagnostic imaging
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Osteoma, Osteoid / diagnostic imaging
  • Osteomyelitis / diagnostic imaging*
  • Osteomyelitis / surgery
  • Radiography
  • Staphylococcus / isolation & purification