ArticleCureus2024
An Unusual Presentation of Osteomyelitis Complicated by Pathological Fracture of the Mandible: A Case Report and Literature Review.
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Osteomyelitis is mainly caused by pyogenic organisms that spread through fractures, the bloodstream, or surgeries. It is a serious bone infection that can be either acute or chronic. It involves an inflammatory process affecting the bone and its surrounding structures. Management of osteomyelitis mainly depends on the nature of the lesion. In pathological fracture, the usual treatment is resection of the lesion with affected margins. However, the reconstruction is usually delayed until the infected bone is completely removed. In this case report, we demonstrate a case of an unusual presentation of osteomyelitis in the right body of the mandible which caused a pathological fracture following the extraction of the lower right first molar. The patient was further treated by segmental resection, coronoidectomy, and reconstruction of the defective site using a recon plate with inferior alveolar nerve preservation using the lateralization technique.
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