RT Book, Section
A1 Doherty, Gerard M.
SR Print(0)
ID 58106724
T1 Osteomyelitis, Chest Wall
T2 Quick Answers Surgery
YR 2010
FD 2010
PB The McGraw-Hill Companies
PP New York, NY
SN 
LK accesssurgery.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=58106724
RD 2024/04/18
AB •  Can  occur  in  ribs  or  sternum•  In  past,  caused  by  typhoid  or  TB•  Sternal  infections  common  after  median  sternotomy-Increased  risk  among  diabetics  in  whom  bilateral  internal  mammary  arteries  have  been  used  for  coronary  artery  bypass  grafting•  In  children,  caused  by  hematogenous  infection