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Fig. 5 | BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders

Fig. 5

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

Fig. 5

Chart presenting comparative radiographic bone density in suppurative OM with drain and without drain. Ill-defined radiolucent lesions of bony destruction and sequestrum formation are the typical findings of suppurative OM in the jaw. In this case, the GSV in the ROI is presented with higher photographic density values compared to normal bone. Therefore, the difference between the ROI and the contralateral side is expressed as negative GSVs (a). Line graph presenting comparative bone density in suppurative OM with and without drain. In the suppurative OM with drain, statistically significant change was observed between the post-operative and one-year follow-up radiographic bone density (p < 0.05). Statistically significant difference was observed between the suppurative OM with drain and without drain groups at the one-year follow-up, with a mean difference of − 149.73 ± 47.28 GSV (p < 0.05) (b)

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