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the absence of fingers
Adactyly
Absence of upper, lower, or both limbs
Amelia
A feature of Marfan Syndrome
found in other disorders involoving genes that encode extracellular matrix proteins, such as Ehlers-Danlos syndrome
Arachnodactyly
Fusion of the fingers or toes caused by apoptosis of interdigital cells in fetal limb buds
syndactyly
hereditary condition in which the growth of long bones is retarded, resulting in short limbs
Achondroplasia
mutation of genes encoding chains of collagen type 1 and cause osteopenia
Osteogenesis Imperfecta (OI)
Caused by bone formation defects or pituitary abnormalities associated with growth hormone secretion
Dwarfism
Deficiency of GH receptor
Laron-type dwarfism
Deficiency of thyroid hormone
cretinism
Genetic disorder characterized by abnormal thickening of bones. AKA: Albers-Schonberg disease, marble bone disease
Osteopetrosis
"Lack of bone"
A decreased amount of bone visible on x-ray
Osteopenia
"Increase in porosity of bones"
A form of osteopenia characterized by decreased bone mass
Osteoporosis
age-related osteoporosis, accelerated bone loss
Primary Osteoporosis
Metabolic, endocrine, nutritional disorders causes this type of osteoporosis
Secondary Osteoporosis
"Softening of bones"
A metabolic disorder characterized by inadequate mineralization of osteoid
Osteomalacia
Osteomalacia in growing children
Rickets
Incresed bone resorption and replacement of bone trabeculae with fibrous tissue
Hyperthyroidism
Used to describe a set of changes seen in the bones of patients suffering from chronic renal insufficiency
Renal osteodystrophy
A disease of unknown etiology, characterized by abnormal remodeling and thickening of bones. AKA osteitis deformans
Paget disease
A stage of bone fracture healing which forms during the first week after fracture and is composed of granulation tissue, newly formed cartilage, and osteiod
Provisional callus (procallus)
A stage in bone fracture healing which during the 2nd week after fracture, it consists of more abudant collagenous matrix, cartilage, and osteoid in the process of calcification
Fibrocartilginous callus
A stage in bone fracture healing which is composed of haphazardly arranged bone spicules surrounded by CT
Fibroosseous callus
localized death of bone due to infarcts
Osteonecrosis
osteonecrosis of the head of the femur, typically found in 3-10 yr old boys
Legg-Calve-Perthes disease
osteonecrosis of the epiphysial tubercle of the tibia
Osgood-Schlatter disease
Inflammation of bones, most often caused by bacteria
Osteomyelitis
Chronic bone abscess fully enclosed by sclerotic bone
Brodie Abscess
osteomyelitis involving the vertebral column
Pott disease
the production of serum amyloid-associated protein which is deposited in the kidneys, liver, blood vessels, and other sites. Stimulated by chronic osteomyelitis
amyloidosis
Tumors of childhood and adolescence and involves the diaphysis of long bones
Ewing sarcoma
Tumors predominantly in the long bones of the extremities
osteosarcoma
Tumors that tend to involve the axial skeleton of the body
chondrosarcomas
Tumors the tend to occur in the metaphysis of long bones
osteosarcomas
The most common site of origin of giant cell tumors of the bone
Epiphysis of long bones
the most common malignant tumore of the metaphysis of long bones
osteosarcoma
The most common tumor of the diaphysis of long bones in children
Ewing's sarcoma
A small outgrowth of bone capped with cartilage and the most common benign tumor of bones
osteochondroma
the most common bone tumors of short bones of hands and feet
Enchondromas
one-sided enchondromas
Ollier's Disease
Multiple enchondromas associated with multiple hemangiomas
Maffucci Syndrome
Solitary benign bone tumors of the head of bones
Osteomas
Associated with colonic polyps in familial Gardner syndrome
Osteomas
fibroblastc tumors originating in the subperiosteal cortex of the metaphysis of long bones
nonossifying fibromas
the most common primary bone tumor, occuring in the metaphysis of long bones, and ~60% of all cases found in knee joint
osteosarcomas
bone tumor that invades locally and metatasizes hematogenously to the lung and is very malignant
osteosarcoma
2nd most common primary malignant bone tumor, peak incidence in 40-60 yr olds
chondrosarcoma
Tumor composed of undifferentiated primitiave cells of uncertain histogenesis, peak incidence in 5-20 yr olds
Ewing Sarcoma
This tumor forms bone spicules that are visible on x-ray(sunburst appearance) and give a gritty texture on sectioning
osteosarcoma
This bone tumor has "onion skin" appearance on x-ray
Ewing sarcoma
Benign tumor composed of spindle-shaped mononuclear cells, account for 20% of all bone tumors, peak incidence is 20-40 yrs old
Giant cell tumor
Most common malignant tumors metastasizing to the bones of adults
Carcinomas of prostate, breast, lung, kidney, GI tract, thyroid
tumor that presents with multiple lytic lesions, most prominent in the skull bone, ribs, and vertebrae
multiple myeloma
most common bone tumor in children and young people, originates from metaphysis of long bones
osteosarcoma
most common malignant bone tumor of adults, in axial skeleton
chondrosarcoma
A chronic disease characterized by progressive degneration, destruction, and loss of articular cartilage. AKA: DJD
osteoarthritis
osteophytes in distal interphalangeal DJD (1st carpometacarpal and 1st tarsometatarsal joints)
Heberden node
Chronic systemic disease of unknown etiology causing inflammation of diarthrodial joints
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA)
RA that begins before the age of 16
Juvenille RA
Diseases that involve the joints of the vertebral column
spondyloarthropathy
freely moveable joints held together by a joint capsule
diarthrodial
Seronegative arthropathy preferentially involving the vertebral column and sacrum
ankylosing spondylitis
Type of osteoporosis that primarily affects bones with large cancellous compartment, such as vertebral bodies. AKA postmenopausal
Type 1 primary
Osteoporosis that leads to thining of the cortical portion of long bones. AKA senile
Type 2 primary
an autoimmune condition that develops in response to an infection in another part of the body. AKA Reactive arthritis
Reiter's syndrome
A syndrome that includes a clinical triad of seronegative arthritis of large joints, urethritis, conjunctivitis
Reiter syndrome
evolves due to the extension of infections from adjacent structures or hematogenous spread
infectious arthritis
villous outgrowth of intraarticular synovial fronds that fill the joint cavity and consist of proliferating synovial lining cells, fibroblasts, angioblasts, and hemosiderin-laden macrophages and causes brownish color lesion
pigmented villonodular synovitis
A metabolic disease characterized by hyperuricemia and depostition of urate crystals in joints, subcutaneous soft tissue, and kidneys
Gout
idiopathic gout and accounts for 90% of all cases
primary gout
Gout which is a complication of other diseases or their treatment
secondary gout
overproduction of uric acid from nucleic acids
hyperuricemia
results from massive aggregates of uric acids, which form nodular masses protruding into joint and eroding the joint surfaces of the bones
chronic tophaceous gout
aggregates of urate crystals surrounded by infiltrates of lymphocytes and occurs most often in subperiosteal parts of the bones
tophus
A common joint disease caused by deposition of calcium pyrophosphate dihydrate (CPPD) crystals. AKA chondrocalcinosis
psudogout