Rice grain sequestrum is seen in tuberculosis

NEET PG Orthopaedics
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1.Rice grain sequestrum is seen in tuberculosis

  1. Ring sequestrum around amputation stump . Also seen around pin tracks of external fixators

  2. Tubular sequestrum in hematogenous osteomyelitis

  3. MESS (mangled extremity severity score ) evaluates chances of amputation in traumatic limb.

  4. Gustilo and anderson classification : classification of open fracture

  5. Major mineral of bone matrix is calcium hydroxyapatite

  6. First stage of fracture healing is hematoma formation , last stage is stage of remodelling

  7. Criteria for predicting risk of pathological fracture : MIRELS CRITERIA