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Craniomaxillofacial Bone Infections: Etiologies, Distributions, and Associated Defects

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Osteomyelitis is probably as old as mankind itself. The 500,000-year-old femur of the Java man (Pithecanthropus erectus) shows disease alterations that are consistent with a fracture complicated by osteomyelitis.1 Descriptions of “purulent bones” with various methods of treatment including splinting, application of bandages and compresses, and burning are contained in the Smith Papyri (5000-3000 B.C.) and ancient Hindu and Chinese writings.1

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  1. Division of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Columbia University School of Dental and Oral Surgery, New York, NY, USA

    Alex M. Greenberg DDS (Assistant Clinical Professor, Clinical Instructor, Assistant Attending, Associate Attending) (Assistant Clinical Professor, Clinical Instructor, Assistant Attending, Associate Attending)

  2. Division of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, NY, USA

    Alex M. Greenberg DDS (Assistant Clinical Professor, Clinical Instructor, Assistant Attending, Associate Attending) (Assistant Clinical Professor, Clinical Instructor, Assistant Attending, Associate Attending)

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    Alex M. Greenberg DDS (Assistant Clinical Professor, Clinical Instructor, Assistant Attending, Associate Attending) (Assistant Clinical Professor, Clinical Instructor, Assistant Attending, Associate Attending)

  4. Division of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, St. Luke’s/Roosevelt Hospital, New York, NY, USA

    Alex M. Greenberg DDS (Assistant Clinical Professor, Clinical Instructor, Assistant Attending, Associate Attending) (Assistant Clinical Professor, Clinical Instructor, Assistant Attending, Associate Attending)

  5. Clinic for Reconstructive Surgery, Kantonsspital Basel, CH-4031, Basel, Switzerland

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Wright, D.L., Kellman, R.M. (2002). Craniomaxillofacial Bone Infections: Etiologies, Distributions, and Associated Defects. In: Greenberg, A.M., Prein, J. (eds) Craniomaxillofacial Reconstructive and Corrective Bone Surgery. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-22427-5_9

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