Involucrum 446244 178510990 2007-12-17T15:05:57Z SmackBot 433328 Standard headings &/or gen fixes. using [[Project:AutoWikiBrowser|AWB]] '''Involucrum''' is a layer of new [[bone]] growth outside existing bone seen in pyogenic [[osteomyelitis]]. It results from the stripping off of the [[periosteum]] by the accumulation of [[pus]] within the bone, and new bone growing from the periosteum. It can be seen [[radiography|radiographically]] (e.g. with [[x-ray]]s), but is extremely rare in developed countries as osteomyelitis is rarely left untreated. ==See also== [[Sequestrum]] [[Category:Skeletal system]] {{musculoskeletal-stub}}