MSK Flashcards
osteitis deformans is also called
Pagets
what is the pathology of Pagets?
Osteclastic activity.
abnromal and excessive new bone with vascularity
common sites for pagets to affect
Skull
spine
pelvis
femur
Pagets radiological appearance
Osteolysis
Cortical thickening
Loss of corticomedullary differentiation
Coarsening of trabeculae
Increased density
Bony expansion
Deformity
Osteoclstic activity causes what?
resoprtion of the bone
phases of pagets
Actuive phase
intermediate phase - osteblast and osteclast activity
late inactive - heavy sclerosis
pagets in the vertebra
picture frame
sclerosis all the way around
what area of sclerosis is specific to the pelvis in Pagets
Heavy sclerosis of the ileopectineal line
why is sclerosis of the ileopectineal line important
it allows for some distinction from amlignancy
imaging options in pagets
Scinitigraphy
- see burden
- also see active areas
- see a leading edge
When comparing pagets disease to possible sarcoma on MRI what aspect of the marrow signla is important
in Pagets marrow signal is preserved
complications of Pagets
osseous deformity
fracture
neoplastia (sarcoma)
soft tissue mass
osteomyelitis
gout
Extramedullary haematopoiesis
deg joint disease
Neural compression
osteomyelitis in pagets - what bug
increased incidence of salmonella
why gout in pagets
associated hypuricaemia
with hand lesions what are the questions to be asking one self
Bilateral
Birth / childhood
Symptomatic
Density
Affected area
subluxations
erosiions
FHx
normal variant
features of acro-osteolysis
destruction of the terminal phlaanges.
osteoporosis
hyphoscoliosis