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Also known as brittle bone disease
Osteogenesis imperfecta
Name of the classification scheme of OI
Sillence
Inheritance of OI is usually autosomal ___
Dominant
The major errors in OI lie in the synthesis of what?
Collagen
A number of metabolic disorders have been reported with OI, including __thyroidism. How is this manifested?
Hyper, increased sweating, heat intolerance, increased body temperature, tachypnea
Which type of OI is often confused with child abuse?
Type IV
Which types of OI are the most severe?
Types II and III
Types I and IV are the least severe of OI, and are comparable to OI __.
Tarda
Serum alkaline phosphatase is elevated in what disorder?
OI
A disorder in which growing bone fails to mineralize
Rickets
Rickets is an _-linked dominant trait
X
Results from insufficient vitamin D, insensitivity to vitamin D, wasting of vitamin D by the kidney, or inability to absorb calcium or vitamin D in the gut
Rickets
Mineral necessary for absorption and metabolism of calcium and phosphate.
Vitamin D
Leads to broad, irregular growth plates due to failure of bones I ossify
Rickets
Rotational curvature of the spine most obvious in the anteroposterior plane
Scoliosis
Most common form of scoliosis age wise
Adolescent
Girls are _ times more likely to get scoliosis than boys
5
Lateral deviation of the spinal column ceases, and shortened muscles pull on the concave side of the curve
Scoliosis
Apical vertebrae become most deformed
Scoliosis
If curve is less than __ degrees at skeletal maturity, risk is quite small
40
Bracing is not effective in curves greater than __ degrees
40
Mild spinal curvature with prominence of one hip or rounded shoulders
Nonstructural scoliosis
Usually begins as a bloody abscess in the metaphysis of the bone
Osteomyelitis
In the newborn, caused primarily by S. Aureus
Osteomyelitis
Bacteria enter the bone through bloodstream and lodge into the medullary capillary
Osteomyelitis
Pieces of dead bone
Sequestra
Periosteal new bone
Involucrum