Most common site of osteomyelitis in children
Overall Most common location of osteomyelitis is metaphysis. It is due to high vascularity, hair-pin loop system of blood supply, more prone to trauma and monocyte-macrophage system is weaker. Most common pa of osteomyelitis is lower end of Femur. Most common organism of osteomyelitis is staphylococcus aureus.
Diaphysis
Metaphysis
Epiphysis
Growth plate
FMGE 2018