Musculoskeletal Pathology - Bikman Flashcards

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Describe the differences between osteoblasts, osteoclasts, osteocytes

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Osteoblasts- creates bone matrix and signals osteoclasts
Osteoclasts- degrades bone
Osteocytes- embedded osteoblasts

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2
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What is the ligand that activates osteoclasts?

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RANK

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3
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What regulates RANK?

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Osteoprotegerin (OPG)

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4
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Osteogenesis Imperfecta

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Congenital Disease 
Many types based on collagen
Blue Sclera
Dentinogenesis imperfecta 
Multiple fractures 
Hearing loss
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5
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Achondroplasia

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Congenital Disease
Dwarfism
Affects the long bones
Autosomal dominant

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Osteopetrosis

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Congenital Disease
"stone bone" 
Bone cannot be reabsorbed 
Dense, but brittle bones 
Autosomal recessive and dominant 
Delayed erruption of teeth
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Fiberous Dysplasia

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Congenital Disease
Replacing bone with soft tissue
Three types: monostotic, polystotic, McCune-Albright Syndrome

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Osteoporosis

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Acquired Disorder
Loss of bone, but same ratio of minerals
Primary- from age
Secondary- from everything else

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Paget Disease

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Acquired Disorder
Random excess bone formation
Can cause osteosarcoma, heart disease, deafness or blindness

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Ricketts / Osteomalacia

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Acquired Disorder
Deficiency in Vitamin D
Ricketts- young
Osteomalacia- older 
Weak tooth enamel; higher risk for caries
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Hyperparathyroidism

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Acquired Disorder
Primary- excess secretion of PTH from one or more parathyroid glands
Secondary- increase of PTH from a chronic disease
Can get loss of lamina dura

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Scurvy

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Acquired Disorder
Too little vitamin C
Leads to impaired osteoid matrix formation
Manifestations include- osteoporosis, bleeding gums, subperiosteal hemmorraging (bleeding in bone)

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Langerhans’ cell histiocytosis

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Acquired Disorder
Birbeck granules
Cause bone lesions

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14
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Describe the repair process of a fracture

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Blood vessel rupture
Platelet clotting
Bone progenitor cells cover fractured site

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15
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Osteonecrosis

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From ischemia (lack of blood and oxygen) 
Not from infection
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16
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Bisphosphonate-associated necrosis (BON)

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Comes from after a patient has taken Bisphosphonate for osteoporosis
Can interfere with formation of bone after surgery or injury
Can get phossy jaw

17
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Osteomyelitis

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2 Types: pyogenic and tuberculous
Pyogenic- caused by bacteria infections
Tuberculous- caused by tuberculosis and affects the long bones and vertebrae

18
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What are the routes of spreading of osteomyelitis?

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Hematogenous dissemination
Contiguous infection spread
Traumatic implantation

19
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Osteoma

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Benign Bone forming tumor
Affects the face
Older people
Normal bone

20
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Osteoid Osteoma

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Benign Bone forming tumor
Metaphysis of the femur and tibia
Woven bone
Younger people

21
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Osteoblastoma

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Benign Bone forming tumor
Like osteoid osteoma
Vertebrae
Younger people

22
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Primary osteosarcoma

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Malignant Bone forming tumor
Usually affects the femur
Younger people
“Sunburst pattern” on radiograph

23
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Secondary osteosarcoma

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Malignant Bone forming tumor

Femur, humerus, pelvis

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Osteochondroma

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Benign Cartilage forming tumor
10-30 years of age
Bone and cartilage as a cup

25
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Enchondroma

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Benign Cartilage forming tumor
30-50 years of age
Small bones of the hands and feet

26
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Chondrosarcoma

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Malignant Cartilage forming tumor
Older people
Affects pelvis, humerus, femur

27
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Osteoarthritis

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Degradation of the cartilage 
Most common joint disorder
Affects older people
Primary- age
Secondary- younger people with no reason
28
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Rheumatoid Arthritis

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Destruction of articular cartilage and underlying bone
More common in women
Bilateral
Likely a combo of genetics and environment
Type 4 autoimmune disease

29
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Seronegative Spondyloarthropathies

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Inflammation of ligaments

HLA associated

30
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Gout

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From urate crystal formation because of supersaturated fluids
Primary- absence without any other disease
Secondary- occurs along with another disease

31
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Suppurative Arthritis

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Acquired from S. aureus in adults or haemaphilus influenza in kids
pyogenic fluid in joints

32
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Lyme Arthritis

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From Borrelia

33
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Ganglion cysts

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Fluid filled usually near the wrist

“Bible therapy”

34
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Synovial cysts

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Herniation of synovium though a joint capsule

Needs surgery

35
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Lipoma

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Benign Fat forming tumor

most common soft tissue tumor

36
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Liposarcoma

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Malignant fat forming tumor
Prognosis depends on differentiation
Affects older people