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What term describes the calcification of normal tissue due to increased serum calcium or phosphorus?

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Metastatic calcification

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What term describes the calcification of damaged/diseased tissues in a localized fashion?

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Dystrophic calcification

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What term describes the intramembranous bone formed in response to stress on bone or soft tissue?

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Reactive bone formation (periosteal reaction)

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Name 4 types of periosteal reaction

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solid
laminated
spiculated
Codman’s triangle

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What occurs in a solid periosteal reaction?

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  • slow growing, non-aggressive
  • as periosteum is lifted slowly, it fills in completely
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What occurs in a laminated periosteal reaction?

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  • aggressive process
  • lifts periosteum, stops, lifts again, etc., (allows layering/onion effect)
  • lays down bone during rest phase
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What occurs in a spiculated periosteal reaction?

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  • aggressive process
  • periosteum lifted rapidly
  • bone growth along Sharpey fibers creates hair-on-end (parallel) or sunburst (outward) appearance
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What occurs in a Codman’s triangle periosteal reaction?

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  • aggressive pattern
  • strips periosteum away from adjacent uninvolved bone
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What term describes the death of bone and bone marrow in the absence of infection?

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Osteonecrosis

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What is the most common cause of osteonecrosis?

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Infarction (loss of blood supply)

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Osteonecrosis of the epiphyseal region is called ____

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avascular necrosis (AVN)

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Osteonecrosis in the metaphyseal/diaphyseal region is called ____

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bone infarct

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The inflammation of bone due to a bacterial infection is called?

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Osteomyelitis

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What is the most common etiology of osteomyelitis?

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Staphylococcus aureus

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What are the 3 routes of spread for osteomyelitis? Which is most common?

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  1. Hematogenous spread (MC)
  2. Lymphatic
  3. Contiguous (direct/implantation)
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In the case of hematogenous osteomyelitis, bacteria spread from inside the bone to the subperiosteal space using the ____ and ____ canal systems

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Haversian
Volkmann’s

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What factors play a role in the severity of a bacterial infection?

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  1. Virulence of the bacteria
  2. Pre-existing health complications
  3. Patient’s age
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What is the most common form of osteomyelitis that comes from skin pustules or infected teeth or gums?

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Hematogenous osteomyelitis

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What areas does osteomyelitis most commonly affect?

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  • metaphyseal regions (most metabolically active)
  • lower extremity and hands (blood pooling)
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When using the term “osteomyelitis” on its own, the implication is…

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acute pyogenic osteomyelitis

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What pattern of necrosis is found in tissues undergoing osteomyelitis?

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Liquefactive necrosis

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What type of edema is produced by the tissue necrosis in osteomyelitis?

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Purulent exudate

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Describe the pathogenesis of osteomyelitis

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  • bacteria escape vasculature & proliferate -> local necrosis
  • edema results in ^medullary pressure
  • ^osteoclast activity in infected area
  • necrotic debris lifts periosteum -> reactive bone formation
  • periostitis -> loss of blood supply -> necrosis of cortical bone
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What term describes an inflammation of the periosteum?

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Periostitis

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During a bacterial infection, increased edema fluid may put pressure on surrounding capillaries and result in what?
Osteolysis
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How long does it take for osteomyelitis to appear on x-ray in the extremities versus the spine?
- extremities: 7-10 days - spine: 21 days
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On a radiograph, what is the area of reactive bone formation when them periosteum is lifted called?
Codman's Triangle
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What is a cloaca?
an opening in the cortex of bone that allows bacteria to spread to other tissues
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What is a sequestrum?
a piece of necrotic bone tissue
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What is an involucrum?
an area of reactive bone formation that forms a sheath around a sequestrum
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What is a sinus?
where pus drains from bone into the outside environment
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What are some of the cardinal signs of an acute pyogenic osteomyelitis infection?
- Rapid onset, high fever - Severe throbbing pain that worsens rapidly - Swelling and redness - Sharp cortical line may be lost
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How is chronic osteomyelitis characterized?
- reactive bone formation -> enlargement, involucrum, sequestrum - cloaca & possibly sinus - multiple lytic lesions (porous appearance) - can destroy multiple bones and tissues over time
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What are some of the possible radiographic characteristics seen with osteomyelitis?
- Lytic areas in cortex and medullary cavity - Decreased disc space and loss of vertebral endplates - Decreases vertebral height due to pathologic fracture
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What are some of possible radiographic characteristics seen with vertebral osteomyelitis?
- decreased/obliterated disc space - loss of vertebral endplates - pathological fracture if vertebra - Favors thoraco-lumbar region, but can be anywhere - in kids: disc -> vertebrae - adults: vertebrae -> disc
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If multiple bones and tissues are involved, ____ MUST be on your DDX until proven otherwise
infection
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What are some of the possible laboratory findings that can help diagnose vertebral osteomyelitis?`
- Leukocytosis - Elevated ESR and C-reactive protein
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What are the possible clinical characteristics of osteomyelitis?
- possible cardinal signs - pathological fracture - bone enlargement over time - squamous cell carcinoma (Marjolin Ulcer) along draining sinus or cloaca - bone sarcoma
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What are the risk factors for spondylodiscitis/vertebral osteomyelitis?
- hematogenous spread from other sites - intravenous drug use - upper urinary tract infections - urological procedures - diskitis
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What is a Brodie's Abscess?
- subacute metaphysical infection of bone - reactive bone that surrounds & contains infection
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A Brodie's abscess may result in ____ of the lesion
sterilization
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What Hematogenous route does tuberculosis infections utilize to spread to bone? Why?
- Batson's venous plexus - basivertebral vv don't have valves -> blood can flow backwards)
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What pattern of inflammation is associated with tuberculosis infections?
Chronic inflammation
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What morphological pattern of inflammation is associated with tuberculosis infections?
Granulomatous inflammation
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What pattern of necrosis is associated with tuberculosis infections?
Caseous necrosis
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What parts of the spine are affected by a tuberculosis infection?
destruction of vertebral body with sparing of discs
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What parts of the spine are affected by vertebral osteomyelitis?
destruction of vertebral body and **discs**
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If tuberculosis infection ruptures into soft tissue, this can cause ____
Cold abscesses
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What are cold abscesses and how do they appear on x-ray?
- abscesses lacking acute inflammation (subligamentous extension = skip lesions) - snowflake sign: white dots along psoas muscle
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What term describes a sharply angled kyphosis in the thoracic spine often seen in Tuberculosis infections?
Gibbous deformity (vertebral collapse and destruction of vertebral bodies)
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What are the clinical manifestations of Tuberculosis?
- insidious onset (mild -> severe), stiffness - focal tenderness, decreased ROM in spine - spinal pain w/ or w/out neuro involvement - cold (psoas) abscesses - Gibbous deformity - paraplegia from vascular insufficiency of spinal nn
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A patient walks into your clinic complaint of pain and stiffness in the spine. They have decreased ROM and notice a hyperkyphosis of the spine as they walk in. What is a possible condition you suspect is wrong with the patient?
Tuberculosis infection
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What is the etiology of Syphilis?
Treponema pallidum
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What are some of the clinical manifestations of an acquired syphilis infection?
- Saddle nose - Sabre shin - Gummas - bone erosion - neurological symptoms
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What term descirbes a granulomatous lesion with a central area of coagulative necrosis, epithelioid macrophages, and giant cells surrounded by fibrous tissue?
Gummas
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What condition is the sign Sabre shin most commonly associated with?
Syphilis
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What prominent signs are specific to congenital syphilis infection?
- Hutchinson's teeth - neurological symptoms -> milestone delays
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What is the result of a dislocated epiphysis caused by a treponema pallidum growth plate infection that leads to a functionless limb?
Pseudoparalysis of Parrot

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