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Fig. 4 | BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders

Fig. 4

From: Decompressive effects of draining tube on suppurative and sclerosing osteomyelitis in the jaw

Fig. 4

Chart presenting comparative radiographic bone density in sclerosing OM with drain and without drain. The typical findings of sclerotic OM in the jaw are mixed osteolytic and sclerotic lesions with periosteal new bone formation, therefore it is presented as radiopaque with lower photographic density than normal bone. Therefore, the difference between the ROI and the healthy contralateral side in the sclerosing OM is expressed as positive GSVs (a). Line graph presenting comparative bone density in sclerosing OM with and without drain. In the sclerosing OM with drain, bone density differences decreased with statistical significance from 249.1 ± 147.41 to 122.94 ± 100.08 GSV (p < 0.05) at the one-year follow-up. In the sclerosing OM without drain group, bone density changed from 291.28 ± 117.36 to 272.68 ± 126 GSV (p > 0.05) at the one-year follow-up. Statistically significant changes were observed between the sclerosing OM with drain and without drain groups (p < 0.05) (b)

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