Histo - non-neoplastic bone disease Flashcards
Simple fracture
soft tissue intact + clean break
Greenstick fracture
Bone isn’t fractured all the way through, and thus bends on the other side
Children
Compound fracture
Communication with SKIN
Comminuted fracture
Bone is splintered bt soft tissue is intact
Impacted fracture
On bone fragment is driven into another
4 stages of fracture repair
1) Haematoma organisation
2) Fibrocartilaginous callus forms
3) Mineralisation of callus
4) Remodelling of bone
Osteomyelitis of the toes is usually secondary to what?
Diabetic ulcer
2 organisms seen to cause osteomyelitis in children?
H. influenza
GBS
in osteomyelitis, what x-ray change is seen after 3-6 weeks?
Chunks of necrotic cortex are detached
4 X-ray signs of osteoarthritis
Osteophyte
Sclerosis
Reduced joint space
Subcondral Cyst
what type of Ig is most Rheumatoid factor
IgM
2 HLA associations with rheumatoid arthritis?
DR4
DR1
Histological features of rheumatoid arthritis
Thickened synovium
Proliferation of synoviocytes
How is bone affected in acquired syphilis?
Periostitis
Neuropathic shaft fractures
Gummatous inflammation of bone + joints