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stage 1 avn radiographic findings
normal
stage 2 avn radiographic findings
osteopenia/sclerosis, round head
stage 3 avn radiographic findings
flattening of head/crescent sign
stage 4 avn radiographic findings
secondary degeneration
DDX: hemosiderin in joint (3)
hemophilia; PVNS; old trauma
DDX: diffuse periostitis (4)
chronic venous stasis; HPOA; caffey disease; thyroid acropachy
caffey disease AKA
Infantile cortical hyperostosis
DDX: arthritis with subluxation (3)
RA; SLE; neuropathic
DDX: arthritis with osteoporosis (4)
RA; JRA; disuse/steroids; septic arthritis
DDX: arthritis without osteoporosis (4)
seronegative (psoriatic); gout; synovial osteochondromatosis; PVNS
DDX: arthritis with preservation of joint space (3)
PVNS; synovial osteochondromatosis; TB (Phemister's triad)
DDX: hook osteophytes (3)
Hemochromatosis; CPPD; acromegaly
target joints of CPPD (3)
MCPs, radiocarpal, patellofemoral
target joints of RA (3)
MCP, PIP, pan-knee
target joints of OA (3)
DIP, PIP, Medial > lateral in knee
ABCDE of arthritis
alignment; bone mineralization; cartilage; distribution; erosions
"juxtaarticular erosion with overhanging edge"
gout
DDX: soft tissue calcification (3)
HPT; connective tissue diseases: (scleroderma, SLE, dermatomyositis, polymyositis); trauma
DDX: IP-predominant arthitis (3)
OA; psoriatic; EOA;
sausage digit =
psoriatic arthritis
subchondral cysts, periarticular erosion and preserved joint space--affects one joint
PVNS
reducible subluxations, no erosions or joint space loss
SLE arthropathy
In osteomyelitis, a sequestrum is...
the dead bone
involucrum is...
the surrounding reactive bone in osteomyelitis
SAPHO is...
synovitis, acne, pustulosis, hyperostosis, osteitis
wimberger sign
syphlitic osteochondritis along the medial/proximal tibia in congenital syphilis
celery stalking...
congenital rubella (metaphyseal irregularity)
DX?
Bankart (Labrum and periosteum are torn)
DX?
GLAD (Glenolabral Articular Disruption)
DX?
ALPSA (Anterior Labroligamentous Periosteal Sleeve Avulsion)
DX? (does not extend posterior to biceps anchor)
Sublabral foramen
DX?
Mucopolysaccharidoses (fan-shaped metacarpals)
DDX: generalized osteopenia (4)
osteoporosis, osteomalacia, HPT, neoplasm
DX?
Rickets
DX?
Melorheostosis
DX?
Ewing Sarcoma
DDX: metaphyseal lesion (3)
NOF, osteochondroma, sarcoma
DDX: epiphyseal lesion (4)
subchondral cyst, GCT, chondroblastoma [low T2], Brodie's Abscess
DDX? DX?
enostosis (bone island); blastic met
bone island cold on bone scan
DDX? DX?
Osteoid Osteoma (oval lucency); Brodie Abscess
DX? Anatomy?
DeQuervain's Tenosynovitis; Abductor Pollicus Longus, Extensor Pollicus Brevis
DX?
TFCC tear
Components of Essex-Lopresti Fracture (3)
Radial head fracture, interosseous membrane injury, DRUJ disruption
DX? explanation?
Gamekeeper's thumb with Stener lesion (balled up ulnar collateral ligament superficial to the adductor aponeurosis)
DX?
Extensor Carpi Ulnaris Tendonitis and subluxation
Extensor tendons of the wrist--I
APL and EPB
Extensor tendons of the wrist--II
Extensor Carpi Radialis Brevis/Longus
Extensor tendons of the wrist--III
Extensor Pollicus Longus
Extensor tendons of the wrist--IV
Extensor Digitorum/Indices
Extensor tendons of the wrist--V
Extensor Digiti Minimi
Extensor tendons of the wrist--VI
Extensor Carpi Ulnaris
Median nerve is closest to which extensor tendon group: I or VI?
I
Lister's Tubercle is between which Extensor Tendon Groups?
II and III
Expansile, circumscribed lytic lesion involving extremities and posterior elements of spine
osteoblastoma
DX? DDX?
Osteoblastoma (calcified matrix clinches);
ABC
DX?
Osteosarcoma
Common location for osteosarcoma (part of body, part of bone, extension, location in >50 year old)
around knee, metaphysis, extension into epiphysis, axial skeleton/flat bones
DX?
Parosteal Osteosarcoma
Aggressive Osteosarcoma variant and main features?
Telangiectatic Osteosarcoma; minimal osteoid matrix formation, fluid-fluid levels/hemorrhage
Osteosarcoma with good prognosis?
Parosteal Osteosarcoma
risk factors for secondary osteosarcoma (4)
Paget’s, XRT, chronic bone infarct, chronic osteomyelitis
DX?
Enchondroma (no chondroid matrix in hand is okay)
DX?
Mafucci Syndrome (multiple enchondromas, hemangiomas, high risk of sarcoma)
Well-defined lytic lesion centered in epiphyses of a skeletally immature patient
chondroblastoma
DX?
Chondroblastoma
DX?
Osteochondroma
Complications of osteochondroma (4)
neurovascular impingement, fracture, bursitis, malignant degeneration
Signs of malignant degeneration of an osteochondroma (3)
pain, growth after skeletal maturity, cartilage cap > 1.5cm,
DX?
Malignant degeneration of an enchondroma (note cortical destruction)
DX?
Path Fx through a chondrosarcoma
DX?
Fibrous Dysplasia (Shepherd's Crook Deformity)
DX?
Polyostotic fibrous dysplasia
DX?
Fibroxanthoma (NOF)
size difference between fibrous cortical defect and non-ossifying fibroma
>2 cm = NOF
DX?
Fibrosarcoma (note permeative cortical destruction and wide zone of transition)
DX?
Malignant Fibrous Histiocytoma (fibrosarcoma could look like this, too)
DX?
Soft tissue hemangioma
MR appearance of glomus tumor (nailbed)
T2/STIR bright, intense enhancement, distal erosion
DDX: fluid-fluid level in a bone lesion (2)
Telangiectatic osteosarcoma; ABC (secondary to GCT, CB, or OB)
DX?
Multiple Myeloma
DX? DDX?
Plasmacytoma; Multiple myeloma, Metastasis, Benign (osteoporotic) compression fracture, Vertebral hemangioma (VH)
DX?
Aneurysmal Bone Cyst
Etiology of Primary ABC
Trauma
Etiology of secondary ABC
Tumor (GCT, OB, CB)
DX?
Solitary bone cyst with pathologic fracture and fallen fragment
Solitary bone cyst etiology and description
growth plate defect; central lucent lesion abutting growth plate while active
Finding? DDX (5)?
Vertebra Plana; (EG (#1 in kids), myeloma, mets, osteoporosis, Ewing sarcoma)
DX? DDX (3 yo F)?
EG vs Ewing Sarcoma
DX?
Giant Cell Tumor
Lytic epiphyseal lesion extending to subchondral bone without surrounding sclerosis--Occurs typically in skeletally mature patients
Giant Cell Tumor
DX? (Name the sign)
Giant Cell Tumor (doughnut sign)
DDX for something that looks like a Giant Cell Tumor (5)
chondroblastoma, chondrosarcoma, mets, MM, post traumatic cyst, geode
Ewing Sarcoma: Peak age, most common location (2)
10-15yo; diaphysis and flat bones
DX? (low on T2)
Ewing Sarcoma (high nucleus/cytoplasm ratio)
Large, lobulated, expansile lytic lesion in distal tibial meta-diaphysis
adamantinoma
DX?
Adamantinoma
common lytic mets (3)
lung, renal, breast
common blastic mets (3)
prostate, breast, bladder
DX? Name the sign
Benign Peripheral Nerve Sheath Tumor (schwannoma); target sign is typically seen in neurofibroma
Findings favoring a malignant myxoma (3)
large >5cm, deep, increased heterogeneity
DX?
Primary bone lymphoma
DDX? (4)
Lymphoma, Paget, blastic metastases, low grade osteomyelitis
lesion at spinoglenoid notch results in:
pressure on the suprascaular nerve and denervation of the infraspinatus muscle
lesion at suprascapular notch results in:
pressure on the suprascaular nerve and denervation of the supra- and infraspinatus muscles
DX?
Capitellar Osteochondritis Dissecans
Osteochondrosis of the entire capitellum in a 5-11 yo child =
Panner's disease
mnemonic for elbow ossification
CITE (capitellum 1-2, internal/medial epicondyle 4, trochlea 8, external/lateral epicondyle 10)

Radial head 3-6
Olecranon 6-12
DX?
Medial epicondylitis
DX?
Lateral Epicondylitis
DX? (Name the sign)
Posterior glenohumeral dislocation (Trough sign)
Finding? Significance?
Hill-Sachs Fracture; indicates prior anterior dislocation
Name the attachment site: A (Posterolateral intercondylar notch)
ACL origin
B: Medial tibial spine
ACL Insertion
C: Lateral proximal tibia @ joint line
Lateral capsular ligament
D: Intercondylar notch at anterior-mid aspect medial femoral condyle
PCL origin
E: Posterior mid tibial plateau, extraarticular
PCL insertion
F: Medial femoral condyle, immediately distal to adductor tubercle
MCL origin
G: Medial proximal tibia, adjacent to joint line
MCL insertion, deep meniscofemoral ligament (coronary ligament)
H: Anteromedial proximal tibia, approximately 5 cm distal to joint line
MCL insertion, superficial fibers
I: Lateral femoral condyle
LCL origin
J: Fibular styloid
Arcuate ligament (and popliteofibular, fabellofibular) insertion
K: Anterolateral tibial plateau, adjacent to joint line
ITB insertion (Gerdy tubercle)
L: Fibular head & anterolateral tibia
Conjoint tendon (LCL & biceps femoris) insertion
Findings? DX?
Sausage finger (Dactylitis) in Psoriatic arthritis
Findings? DDX (5)?
Arthritis Mutilans; RA, Psoriatic, Charcot, Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis, Gout
Finding? DDX (5)?
Arthritis Mutilans; RA, Psoriatic, JIA, Charcot, Gout
DX?
Erosive Osteoarthritis
DX?
Septic arthritis
DDX?
Epidermal Inclusion Cyst
DX?
Tuberculous Arthritis
DDX: Atrophic joint destruction (5)
RA, Charcot, Septic, TB, Fungal
Findings in MSK Sarcoid: (3)
STS, lace-like bone, punched-out erosions
DX?
Sarcoidosis
DX?
Leprosy (calcified digital nerve and acroosteolysis)
DDX (5), DX?
Acroosteolysis DDX: HPT, Thermal injury, Progressive systemic sclerosis, Traumatic amputation, Lesch-Nyhan
DX?
Progressive Systemic Sclerosis
DX?
enchondroma
Dark on T1, no enhancement. DX? (Clue?)
Ganglion cyst. Look for tail pointing to origin)
DX? (Classic findings?)
Multicentric reticulohistiocytosis; red bumps in the skin (lipid-containing macrophages deposited in skin and around joints)
DX?
SLE arthiritis; Non-erosive severe deformity
Five forms of Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis by prevalence:
Oligoarticular JRA (40%); Seronegative polyarticular JRA (25%); Still's disease (20%); juvenile-onset AS (10%); juvenile onset RA (5%)
Still's disease features: age, clinical (3), RF
<5yo, fever, anemia, hepatosplenomegaly; negative
oligoarticular JRA features: distribution, RF,
1-several large joints, RF negative
polyarticular JRA: distribution, RF
symmetric polyarticular, RF negative
coned epiphyses =
embolic disease (such as in meningococcemia)
DX? distance for abnormality? accentuated with ulnar or radial deviation?
Scapholunate ligament injury (4mm); radial deviation
DX?
Thyroid Acropachy
DX?
Scapholunate ligament tear
DX?
Scapholunate ligament tear
DX?
Scapholunate advanced collapse
DX?
Calcium Hydroxyapatite deposition disease at gluteus maximus insertion
DX?
Rotary subluxation of the scaphoid
DX?
Lunate dislocation
Stage, DX?
Perilunate dislocation (stage 2)
stage, DX?
Midcarpal dissociation (stage 3)
DX? Stage?
Lunate dislocation (stage 4)
DX?
triquetral fracture
DX?
osteonecrosis of the proximal pole of a non-union scaphoid fracture
DDX?
heavy metal ingestion, physiologic lines
DX, classic features (4)
chondroblastoma; teenager, arises in epiphyses, +/- extends into metaphyses, sclerotic rim,
DX?
Sail sign
DX?
Anterior humeral line intersect anterior 1/3 of capitellum...supracondylar fracture
DX? Name the tendon group which is injured.
Lateral epicondylitis, common extensor tendons.
DX? (two separate patients)
Radial head subluxation (nursemaid's elbow)
DX?
Nail Patella Disease
DX?
Hypertrophic Pulmonary Osteoarthropathy
DX?
Galeazzi fracture-dislocation
Common site of tendon injury in general
musculotendinous junction
DX?
Triceps Tendon Tear
Parsonage-Turner Syndrome AKA...
Acute brachial neuritis
Increased signal in supraspinatus, infraspinatus, and deltoid muscles =
Parsonage-Turner Syndrome
DX?
Parsonage-Turner Syndrome
Focal painful denervation of the teres minor muscle
Quadrilateral space syndrome
DDX for distal clavicular resorption (6)
chronic rotator cuff tear, post-operative, RA, HPT, AC separation (mimic), post-traumatic osteolysis
Benign DDX for parosteal osteosarcoma (1)
Juxtacortical Chondroma
DX?
Juxtacortical Chondroma
DX?
Distal biceps tendon rupture
DX?
Subscapularis rupture
DX?
Synovial osteochondromatosis
elevated humeral head which articulates more with the acromion/clavicle than glenoid =
Rheumatoid Arthritis
DX?
RA with rotator cuff tear
Isolated glenohumeral degenerative changes DDX (3)
pyrophosphate arthropathy, neuropathic arthropathy, posttraumatic arthropathy
DX?
Calcific tendinitis
DX?
Tumoral Calcinosis
DX?
sternoclavicular dislocation
DX?
elastofibroma dorsi (benign fibroblastic proliferation)
DX? DDX? (5)
sacral chordoma; chondrosarcoma, giant cell tumor, plasmacytoma, metastasis
DX? (Finding)
Developmental dysplasia of the hip; (coxa magna)
DDX: Prostrusio acetabuli (5)
trauma, arthritis (RA, OA, AS, JIA), Paget's, renal osteodystrophy, fibrous dysplasia
DX?
Fibrodysplasia ossificans progressiva
hip dislocations: % anterior/posterior
85-90% posterior
Mazabraud's Syndrome =
fibrous dysplasia + intramuscular myxomas
ligamentous calcification in fluorosis (2)
sacrospinous and sacrotuberous
DX?
gluteus medius tendon tear
DDX unilateral sacroiliitis
reactive arthritis, psoriatic arthritis
bowel disease associated with AS (3)
Crohn, UC, whipple's
DX?
Extraskeletal osteosarcoma
DX?
Nail-Patella Syndrome
Nail-Patella Syndrome AKA (2)
Fong's syndrome, osteoonychodysostosis
DDX?
Paget's, lymphoma, leukemia, metastases, MYELOFIBROSIS, mastocytosis
DX?
Hemangiomatosis
DX?
Multiple hereditary exostosis
Multiple Hereditary Exostosis: gender, genetics
males > females; autosomal dominant
DX? Finding?
Sickle Cell Disease, bone within a bone
DX?
Proximal Focal Femoral Deficiency
Transient BM edema vs. occult fracture (2 features)
no inciting event, resolves within weeks
DX?
Multiple epiphyseal dysplasia
Spectrum of osteopetrosis (3 clinical groups), eponym for one; pathophysiology involves what cell type?
autosomal recessive/infantile fatal; intermediate (early detection, benign course); Autosomal dominant (adult detection) AKA Albers-Schoenberg; osteoclast dysfxn
Definition of Legg-Calve-Perthes disease
idiopathic osteonecrosis of the capital femoral epiphysis in a skeletally immature patient
DX?
Legg-Calve-Perthes Disease
DX?
osteopoikilosis
DX? Name the line.
slipped capital femoral epiphysis. Klein's Line
DX? (Classification scheme)
Intertrochanteric fracture (Evans-Jensen, based on number of fragments and displacement)
DX? (high T2 signal intensity within the lesion)
liposclerosing myxofibrous tumor of bone
Most likely DX?
Malignant fibrous histiocytoma
DX? DDX? (3)
myositis ossificans; sarcoma, surface osteosarcoma, osteochondroma
myoblastoma AKA; common locations; course
granular cell tumor; breast, chest wall, skin, subcutaneous tissues; benign
glomus tumor arises from
neuromyoarterial glomus
18 yo male with knee pain. DDX? Next step? DX?
Give contrast to prove cyst vs. mass lesion. Solid enhancement in this synovial sarcoma
DX?
Engelmann's Disease (progressive diaphyseal dysplasia)
Description? DX?
Cortical and medullary sclerosis. Erdheim-Chester disease.
Erdheim-Chester disease AKA
lipid granulomatosis
DX? (AKA)?
Trevor disease AKA articular chondroma AKA dysplasia epiphysealis hemimelica
DX?
Hemophilia
DX?
Marrow infiltrative diseases (gaucher's)
DX?
Discoid lateral meniscus
DX?
Chondromalacia patella
DX?
Pigmented villonodular synovitis
DX?
CPPD
DX? Name the sign...
Empty notch sign = ACL tear (complete)
DX? sign?
empty lateral notch sign, complete acl tear
DX? Association?
Segond fracture (lateral capsular avulsion), associated with ACL tear.
Salter Harris type?
I
Salter-Harris type?
II
Salter-Harris type?
III
Salter-Harris type?
IV
Salter-Harris type?
V
Baker's cyst protrudes through...
semimembranosus and medial gastrocnemius tendons
Two signs? DX?
Double PCL, double delta; bucket-handle meniscal tear with flipped fragment
Components of O'Donaghue's terrible triad...mechanism...
ACL, MCL, Medial meniscus; valgus stress in flexion
repetitive traction injury at in the inferior pole of the patella in an adolescent
Sindig-Larsen-Johanssen syndrome
DX?
Transient lateral dislocation of the patella with medial patellar retinaculum tear
DX?
Lipoma Arborescens
DX?
Corner (metaphyseal) fracture, non-accidental trauma
SONK is now called...
Insufficiency fracture of the knee
DX?
Insufficiency fracture of the knee (AKA SONK)
DX?
Metallosis
Normal at rest, this appearance during forced flexion. DX?
Popliteal entrapment
popliteal entrapment caused by?
medial head of gastrocnemius
DX? Most common locations (2)?
Meniscal cyst. AHLM, PHMM
DX?
Pseudoarthrosis in NF1
Direction of tibial bowing in NF1?
anterolateral
DX? Description?
Small, beaked medial tibial metaphysis in Blount's disease
DX?
Maisonneuve fracture
DX?
Juvenile Tillaux
DX?
Triplane fracture
DX?
Achilles tendinopathy
DX?
tibialis posterior tendon tear
DX?
Homolateral Lisfranc injury
Dx?
Divergent Lisfranc injury
Dx?
Medial swivel subtalar dislocation
DX?
Plantar Fasciitis
Normal thickness of plantar fascia?
3-4 mm upper limits
DX?
Plantar fibromatosis
DX?
Sinus tarsi syndrome
DX? sign?
Anteater sign in calcaneonavicular coalition
Three types of connection in coalition:
Synostosis (bone-bone); synchondrosis (cartilagenous); syndesmosis (fibrous)
Most common locations of tarsal coalition (2)
talocalcaneal, calcaneonavicular
DX? Name the finding.
Talar beak, talocalcaneal coalition
DX?
talipes equinovarus
DX?
metatarsus adductus
DX?
intraosseous lipoma
DX?
intraosseous lipoma
DX?
JIA
DX?
DISH
DX?
Giant cell tumor of tendon sheath
DX?
Freiberg Infraction
DX? Location of object pointed to by arrow?
Synovial osteochondromatosis, distended subcapsularis bursa
deep sulcus sign, which side, what cut-off for depth, associated meniscal tear?
lateral, 1.5mm, lateral
DX?
dermatomyositis
DX?
Rheumatoid arthritis with rice bodies
fracture associated with posterior glenohumeral dislocation
lesser tuberosity
dense joint effusion
hemophilia
DX?
Talocalcaneal coalition
name of bone in sprengel deformity
omovertebral
volar plate injury happens where
PIP joint in finger
dense end of a bone in a teenager
think osteosarcoma (osteoblastic)
thick ilioischial/iliopectineal lines
paget's
sternal lesion (3)
chondrosarcoma (100% calcify), mets, myeloma