Question 1944
{"accessible":false,"alternatives":[{"id":9670,"text":"carpal bones"},{"id":9671,"text":"femur"},{"id":9672,"text":"proximal/distal tibial metaphysis"},{"id":9673,"text":"radius"},{"id":9674,"text":"tarsal bones"}],"archived":false,"correctAlternativeId":9672,"explanation":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBrodie abscess\u003c/strong\u003e\u0026nbsp;is an intraosseous\u0026nbsp;abscess\u0026nbsp;related to a focus of subacute or chronic pyogenic\u0026nbsp;\u003ca href=\"https://radiopaedia.org/articles/osteomyelitis?lang=gb\"\u003eosteomyelitis\u003c/a\u003e.\u0026nbsp;Typically these present in children with unfused epiphyseal plates, more frequently in boys.\u0026nbsp;\u003cspan\u003eIt has a predilection for ends (metaphysis) of tubular bones,\u0026nbsp;proximal/distal tibial metaphysis is the most common location.\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor more details, please see the article:\u0026nbsp;\u003ca title=\"Brodie abscess\" class=\"internal\" href=\"/articles/brodie-abscess-1\"\u003eBrodie\u0026nbsp;abscess\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e","id":1944,"imageUrl":null,"imageAttribution":null,"imageAttributionCaseInfo":null,"firstQuestionPath":"/questions/2691","nextQuestionPath":null,"relatedArticles":[],"alsoUsedIn":[],"stem":"\u003cp\u003eWhat is the most common location of Brodie abscess?\u003c/p\u003e","menuLinks":[{"text":"Report problem with question","url":"https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfO3soWYhOjJ7yErSysyCe5V4A1CqW7WK3rDA7MtAkecMGqNw/viewform?entry.1624461248\u0026entry.553583435=https://radiopaedia.org/questions/1944"}],"attemptsPercentages":[{"alternativeId":"9671","percentage":14},{"alternativeId":"9672","percentage":84},{"alternativeId":"9674","percentage":1},{"alternativeId":"9670","percentage":0},{"alternativeId":"9673","percentage":0}],"promptToLogin":false,"questionManager":false,"articleId":"brodie-abscess"}