title: [Spiral computed tomography in the diagnosis of limb osteomyelitis].
abstract: The results of radiation studies in 121 patients of different age (4 to 75 years) examined for limb osteomyelitis are analyzed. All the patients underwent routine X-ray study and computed tomography (CT), 26 patients had X-ray fistulography; 8, linear tomography; 10, CT fistulography; 6, scintigraphy, and 15, ultrasound study. Acute hematogenous osteomyelitis (AHO), chronic hematogenous osteomyelitis (CHO), and atypical (here Garre's sclerosing osteomyelitis and Brodie's abscess) osteomyelitis were ascertained in 10.6, 26.4, and 10.1% of cases, respectively. Posttraumatic osteomyelitis was diagnosed in almost 50% of the patients. CT defined the phase of chronic limb osteomyelitis. Spiral CT has proven to be the most effective technique for diagnosing limb osteomyelitis as compared with routine X-ray study: the accuracy of X-ray study was 81.8%, its sensitivity, 84.9%, and specificity, 60.0% and those of computed tomography were 96.7, 99.1, and 80.0%, respectively.
authors.affiliation: Main Clinical Hospital, Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation.
authors.forename: A Iu
authors.initials: AIu
authors.lastname: Vasil'ev
authors.forename: T V
authors.initials: TV
authors.lastname: Bulanova
authors.forename: M P
authors.initials: MP
authors.lastname: Onishchenko
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005121:Extremities / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D010019:Osteomyelitis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D036542:Tomography, Spiral Computed