There are many reasons for bone marrow edema, and the most common one is trauma. After trauma, the swelling of the surrounding tissue will also cause the swelling of bone tissue, which is bone marrow edema. The second and most common cause is peripheral infection or bone infection, which can cause bone marrow edema by compressing or eroding bone tissue. Osteomyelitis can also cause bone marrow edema. The third and most common cause is tumor, which compresses the surrounding bone tissue and causes bone marrow edema.
Bone marrow edema needs to be treated according to the primary disease, pay attention to rest, do not exercise vigorously, do not catch a cold, and do not get tired. If it is bone marrow edema caused by overwork, it can be recovered after a normal rest for a while; If it is bone marrow edema caused by bacterial infection, antibiotic treatment is needed to eliminate edema; If it is bone marrow edema caused by tumor, surgery is needed.