Paget's Flashcards
1
Q
What is Paget’s disease ?
A
A bone growth disorder. Excessive abnormal bone remodelling.
2
Q
What are the radiographic features of Paget’s ?
A
Occurs in one area. Does not spread past a joint.
Thickened cortex
Irregular density of the bone
Expansion of the bone.
3
Q
Where is Paget’s most common ?
A
Axial skeleton and tibia/ fibula.
4
Q
What are the three distinct phases in Paget’s ?
A
Lytic
Sclerotic
Mixed lytic and sclerotic
5
Q
What does Paget’s disease look like in the skull ?
A
Thickening of the base of the skull.
6
Q
What does paget’s look like in the spine ?
A
Picture frame vertebra
Vertebra would be expanded
Course trabeculae pattern.
