Sequestrum
（重定向自Sequestra）
![An X-ray of a child's femur showing a bony sequestrum highlighted by the blue arrow.](/Images/godic/202502/10/Bony_sequestrum_in_a_child_femur2503.jpg")
A sequestrum (plural: sequestra) is a piece of dead bone that has become separated during the process of necrosis from normal or sound bone.
It is a complication (sequela) of osteomyelitis. The pathological process is as follows:
The sequestra are surrounded by sclerotic bone which is relatively avascular (without a blood supply). Within the bone itself, the haversian canals become blocked with scar tissue, and the bone becomes surrounded by thickened periosteum.