What Is a Bone Infection?
5. Osteonecrosis
It might not look like it, but our bones are made from living tissues. Just like all of our other tissues, they need to have a constant supply of fresh blood. If this blood supply was to be cut off somehow, then the tissues could literally die. This is a condition known as osteonecrosis.
Osteonecrosis can occur when an infection of the bones disrupts the flow of blood to the bone. There is no way to reverse this bone death and the dead bone tissue will need to be removed surgically. Antibiotics will also be necessary to help fight any bacteria that are still remaining.
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