diagnostic images Flashcards

os trigonum /nutcracker
when does the secondary center appear in the calcaneus
6-8 years old

MT4, MT 5, calcaneus, lateral cuneiform, navicular

accesory navicular, os tibiale externum
MC, N, Talus _ top bottom - calcaneus and cuboid

bipartite medial cuneiform, posterior is navicular, ant MT1
when does the cuboid ossify
birth- 6 months
When does the navicular ossify
3 years, last tarsal to ossify
When do the lateral, medial, and intm cuneiforms ossify?
Lateral- 1 medial- 2 intm-3 1,2,3, look mom, upside down !
By what time are all the epiphyses present for the metatarsals?
3-4 years
What age does fusion of the shaft of metatarsals occur
age 17-20 yrs old

first proximal phalanx, medial and lateral sesamoids of flexor hallucis brevis
when do these sesamoids ossify

lateral and medial sesamoid of FHB 10-12 years old
This sesamoid bone is embedded in what tendon?

Fibularis longus Os peroneum sesamoid, on the cuboid bone

medial and intermediate cuneiforms on the left , Navicular on the right ON THE DORSUM OF THE FOOT, between the MC and IC in front of navicular Os intercuneiforme

os intermetatarsal surrounded by MT1, MT2, and MC DORSUM OF THE FOOT
What accessory bone is on the dorsum of the foot and found at the junction of all four tarsals?

Secondary calcaneus/ Os calcaneus secondarius Lies just anterior to the sustentaculum tali
What accessory bone is on the lateral side of the foot

Os vesalianum
What accessory bone is on the Medial side of the foot
Os Sustentaculi- located on the posterior aspect of the sustentaculum tali
What is the likely age of this person, What is missing, what is present?

Missing- distal epiphysis for fibula 9-22 months, talus-6 months, cuboid- birth-6months, lateral cuneiform -1year
NO MC 2 yrs, IC 3 yrs, or navicular, NO secondary centers in forefoot (2-8yrs)
1 year
What is the age of this patient? What do they have?

Calcaneus = 3-5 miu
Talus = 6 miu
Cuboid = birth-6 m
Formation of Intermediate Cuneiform = 3 yrs (also see navicular forming)
MT 1 base = 3 yrs (heads of lateral MTs appear btw 3 & 4 yrs)
2nd MP base = 2-8 yrs (same time as all other phalangeal bases) AGE- 3 years
what is the age of this patient

Are the distal epiphyses of the fibula and tibia present? By 22 months
Are all tarsals present? By 3 yrs
Are all epiphyses of MTs present? By 4 years
Are all epiphyses of the phalanges present? By 8 years
What evidence is present or not present that indicates the patient is younger than 8 yrs old?
What second center of ossification appears by 8 years?
Calcaneal tuberosity (6-8 yrs).

- patella 2 . medial femoral condyles 3. tibia 4. quadriceps tendon 5. infrapatella fat pad 6. gastrocnemius 7. popliteus

Q - adductor magnus tendon B - sartorius F - gracilis, L- semitendinosous J- Semimembranosus S- tibial nerve, R- Common fibular nerve O- popliteal artery P- popliteal vein

O- popliteal artery P- popliteal vein F- gracilis L- semitendinosus J- semimembranosus S- tibial nerve R- common fibular nerve

F- popliteus A- medial head of gastroc B- lateral head of gastroc G- soleus

Right leg

C- Tibialis anterior D- Extensor Digitorum longus

C- Tibialis anterior D- Extensor Digitorum longus J- Ant tibial vessels and deep fibular nerve, 0- extensor hallucis longus

R- medial malleolus C- tibialis anterior O-Extensor Hallucis longus D- Extensor Digitorum longus and fibularis tertius











c tibialis anterior D extensor digitorum longus E - fibularis longus

















1st and 2nd dorsal interossei