Nixon G W
AJR Am J Roentgenol. 1978 Jan;130(1):123-9. doi: 10.2214/ajr.130.1.123.
Flat and irregular bones have anatomic subdivisions comparable to long bones. This concept is useful in the radiograpic evaluation of solitary bone lesions. Areas adjacent to cartilage are metaphyseal-equivalent locations. Prior to skeletal maturation, metaphyseal-type vascular anatomy predisposes these sites to involvement by hematogenous osteomyelitis. Approximately 30% of cases of hematogenous osteomyelitis affect these metaphyseal-equivalent sites and often present difficult diagnostic challenges. Forty-nine patients with this condition are described.
扁骨和不规则骨具有与长骨相当的解剖亚区。这一概念在孤立性骨病变的影像学评估中很有用。与软骨相邻的区域是干骺端等效部位。在骨骼成熟之前，干骺端型血管解剖结构使这些部位易受血源性骨髓炎的侵袭。约30%的血源性骨髓炎病例累及这些干骺端等效部位，且常常带来诊断难题。本文描述了49例患有这种疾病的患者。
