[CT diagnosis of chronic osteomyelitis (author's transl)]

The CT findings in 20 patients with chronic osteomyelitis, mostly of post-traumatic origin, were compared with conventional radiographs and operative findings. CT diagnosed rather more sequestra than the conventional method. An important advantage of CT is the ability to demonstrate lesions in the medulla and infections in the soft tissues, eg. abscesses. CT should be reserved for cases where conventional methods with tomography leave unsolved problems, and in the present of fistulae.