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==Introduction==
==Introduction==
[[Image:Cattle localised osteomyelitis with sequestrum.jpg|right|thumb|100px|<small><center>Localised osteomyelitis plus sequestrum (Image sourced from Bristol Biomed Image Archive with permission)</center></small>]]
[[Image:Cattle localised osteomyelitis with sequestrum.jpg|right|thumb|200px|<small><center>Localised osteomyelitis plus sequestrum (Image sourced from Bristol Biomed Image Archive with permission)</center></small>]]
Osteomyelitis describes '''inflammation and infection of the medullary cavity, cortex and periosteum of bone'''. This occurs most commonly at the '''metaphyses and epiphyses'''.
Osteomyelitis describes '''inflammation and infection of the medullary cavity, cortex and periosteum of bone'''. This occurs most commonly at the '''metaphyses and epiphyses'''.