Peds MSK Flashcards
Salter-Harris classification?
S: slipped A: above L: lower T: thru R: rammed
Salter-Harris type I –> XR appearance?
- soft tissue swelling
- normal physis
- asymmetrically widened physis
pediatric elbow –> order of ossification? age ossify?
CRITOE:
- capitellum 1yo
- radial head 3
- internal (med) epicondyle 5
- trochlea 7
- olecranon 9
- external (lat) epicondyle 11
distal humerus –> capitellum vs trochlea?
articular surface of distal humerus:
- capitellum –> articulate w radial head
- trochlea –> olecranon
elbow alignment lines? (2)
- ant humeral line
- radiocapitellar line
abnormal ant humeral line –> suggests what condition?
supracondylar fx
abnormal radiocapitellar line –> suggests what condition?
elbow dislocation
what is Toddler’s fx?
tibial metadiaphysis –> nondisplaced spiral fx
iliac crest apophysis –> muscle?
abd muscles
ASIS apophysis –> muscle?
sartorius
AIIS apophysis –> muscle?
rectus femoris
ischial tuberosity apophysis –> muscle?
hamstring
pubic symphysis apophysis –> muscle?
hip adductors & gracilis
grter trochanter apophysis –> muscle?
gluteus
lesser trochanter apophysis –> muscle?
iliopsoas
lesser trochanter fx –> diff bw adolescent vs adult?
adolescent: avulsion fx
adult: pathologic fx
nonaccidental trauma –> bone scintigraphy –> pros (1) vs cons (3) ?
pro:
- more sensitive for post rib fx
cons:
- higher radiation than XR
- insensitive for skull fx
- can’t eval fx age
fx age –> callus vs no callus?
no callus: <2wk
callus: at least 1wk
nonaccidental trauma –> highly specific fx? (5)
- classic metaphyseal lesion
- post rib
- scapula
- sternum
- spinous process
nonaccidental trauma –> suspicious (but not highly specific) fx? (5)
- > 1 fx
- fx OOP to hx
- infant –> digit
- nonambu –> long bone
- complex skull
what is bone dysplasia?
normal bone growth –> impair –> abnormal skeleton
achondroplasia –> key XR findings? (4)
- narrow interpeduncular distance
- post scalloping of vertebral bodies
- “tombstone” iliac wings
- flat acetabula, short femoral neck
MC lethal skeletal dysplasia
thanatophoric dysplasia
thanatophoric dysplasia –> key XR findings? (3)
- H-shape vertebrae
- narrow interpeduncular distance
- telephone receiver femurs
prenatal fx –> dx?
osteogenesis imperfecta
osteogenesis imperfecta –> XR findings? (4)
- osteopenia
- mult fx
- bowed long bones
- Wormian bones
osteogenesis imperfecta –> rib appearance?
accordion ribs
what is asphyxiating thoracic dystrophy (Jeune synd)?
AR –> small thorax –> resp distress
asphyxiating thoracic dystrophy (Jeune synd) –> bone findings? (4)
- small thorax
- short ribs –> ant is bulbous
- high “handlebar” clavicle
- “trident” acetabulum
cleidocranial dysostosis –> XR findings? (4)
- KEY finding: complete/partial absence of clavicles
- wormian bones
- delayed ossfication of skuls
- wide pubic symphysis
what conditions can have stippled epiphyses? (4)
- chondrodysplasia punctata
- mult epiphyseal dysplasia
- hypothyroid
- maternal warfarin use
enchondromatosis is characterized by what?
asymm –> mult intra-osseous benign cartilaginous tumors
conditions w enchondromatosis? (2)
- Ollier dz
- Maffucci synd
Ollier dz –> synd?
- enchondromatosis
- no other abnormalities
Mafucci synd –> synd?
- enchondromatosis
- venous malformation –> phlebolith
what is mult hereditary exostoses (osteochondromatosis)?
AD –> long bone –> metaphysis –> mult benign osteochondromas
mult hereditary exostoses (osteochondromatosis) –> complication?
malig transform –> chondrosarcoma
what is mult hereditary exostoses (osteochondromatosis) –> symm or asymm?
symm
mucopolysaccharidoses –> XR findings? (5)
- ant vertebral body beaking
- thick rib
- undertubulated bones
- Madelung deform
- thick calvarium –> J-shape sella
mucopolysaccharidoses –> Hurlers vs Morquio –> XR findings?
ant beaking of vertebra body:
- Hurlers: inf
- Morquio: mid portion of vertebra
mucopolysaccharidoses –> Morquio –> other assoc findings? (2)
- spinal stenosis
- atlantoaxial instability
septic arthritis –> MC MOA? MC org?
S. aureus –> hematogenous spread –> metaphyseal osteomyelitis –> brk thru periosteum –> infect jt capsule
hip effusion –> XR findings? (2)
- displace gluteal/psoas fat plane
- widening of teardrop distance
hip effusion –> imaging modality of choice?
US
slipped capital femoral epiphysis –> epidemiology?
obese pre-adol (10-16yo)
slipped capital femoral epiphysis –> XR findings? (2)
- wide proximal femoral physis
- Klein’s line –> not intersect femoral head
what is Klein’s line?
line –> lat margin of femoral neck –> should intersect femoral head
Klein’s line –> used on what view?
AP
slipped capital femoral epiphysis –> wide proximal femoral physis –> best seen on what view?
frog leg lat
what is Legg-Calve-Perthes dz?
avascular necrosis of capital femoral epiphysis ossification ctr
Legg-Calve-Perthes dz –> age range?
4-8yo
Legg-Calve-Perthes dz –> bilat –> assoc condition? (2)
systemic dz:
- sickle cell
- steroid
Legg-Calve-Perthes dz –> etiology?
unknown
early Legg-Calve-Perthes dz –> XR finding?
XR: femoral head –> subtle sclerosis
late Legg-Calve-Perthes dz –> XR findings? (2)
- osteonecrosis: femoral head –> flat & distort
- OA
early Legg-Calve-Perthes dz –> bone scan finding?
bone scan: decreased uptake
late Legg-Calve-Perthes dz –> bone scan finding?
repair attempt –> increased uptake
MC primary pediatric bone tumor
osteosarcoma
osteosarcoma –> MC subtype?
75% –> conventional (intramedullary)
conventional (intramedullary) sarcoma –> MC location?
knee:
- distal femur
- prox tibia
conventional (intramedullary) sarcoma –> XR appearance?
- destructive –> invade cortex
- osteoid matrix
2nd MC primary pediatric bone tumor
Ewing sarcoma
Ewing sarcoma –> MC location? 2nd MC?
#1 --> femoral diaphysis #2 --> pelvis --> flat bone
Ewing sarcoma –> mets –> MC location?
lung
Ewing sarcoma –> XR appearance?
soft tissue mass –> difficult to see on XR
what are Langerhans cells?
epidermis & LN –> dendritic cells (histiocytes) –> Ag-presenting cells
histiocytes –> microscopic finding?
Birbeck bodies
Langerhans cells histiocytosis –> 4 clinical subtypes?
- eosinophiic granuloma (osseous LCH)
- Hand-Schuller-Christian (multfocal unisystem)
- Letterer-Siew (multifocal multisystem)
- pulm LCH
pulm Langerhans cells histiocytosis –> epidemiology?
adult smoker
eosinophiic granuloma (osseous LCH) –> location?
skeleton only –> mono or poly-ostotic
LCH –> subtype –> Hand-Schuller-Christian (multfocal unisystem) –> clinical triad?
- pituitary hypophysitis –> diabetes insipidus
- exophthalmos
- lytic bone lesions –> skull
eosinophiic granuloma (osseous LCH) –> epidemiology?
5-15yo
eosinophiic granuloma (osseous LCH) –> clinical presentation?
pain, tender, fever –> mimic osteomyelitis
eosinophiic granuloma (osseous LCH) –> skull –> XR appearance?
lytic lesion –> “beveled edge” (“hole within a hole)
eosinophiic granuloma (osseous LCH) –> flat bone (ie pelvis) –> XR appearance?
lytic lesion –> “hole within a hole”
eosinophiic granuloma (osseous LCH) –> long bone –> XR appearance? can look like what other condition? (2)
permeative destruction –> lytic lesion w faint sclerotic rim –> agg periosteal rxn
- lymphoma
- Ewing sarcoma
eosinophiic granuloma (osseous LCH) –> spine–> XR appearance?
vertebra plana
eosinophiic granuloma (osseous LCH) –> maxilla –> XR appearance?
“floating” teeth
<30yo –> lytic bone lesion –> ddx? (2)
- infx
- eosinophiic granuloma (osseous LCH)
pediatric –> osteomyelitis –> MC location? MC MOA?
hematogenous spread –> metaphyseal marrow
pediatric –> osteomyelitis –> metaphysis –> age range when common to have infection spread to epiphysis? why?
infant –> transphyseal vessels
older children –> capillaries NOT cross physis –> transphyseal extension uncommon
pediatric –> osteomyelitis –> MC org?
S aureus
pediatric –> sickle cell –> osteomyelitis –> MC org?
Salmonella
osteomyelitis –> when can be visualized by XR?
10-15day
osteomyelitis –> initial XR finding?
focal osteopenia (d/t hyperemia)
early osteomyelitis –> which imaging modality is more sensitive than XR? (2)
- MRI
- scintigraphy
osteomyelitis –> XR appearance?
intramedullary lesion –> lucent –> erode cortex –> periosteal rxn
isolated discitis –> occur in children or adult? why?
children only –> presence of blood vessels directly feeding disc –> infection begin in disc
adult –> infection can SPREAD to disc –> but not isolated discitis
pediatric –> discitis –> classic age & presentation?
- young child (up to 4yo)
- preceding URI
- back pain or refuse to sit
pediatric –> discitis –> MC location?
lumbar
discitis –> XR appearance?
- disc space narrow
- endplate irreg
discitis –> MRI appearance?
- disc space narrow
- BM edema
- vertebra –> may enhance
what is chronic recurrent multifocal osteomyelitis (CRMO)?
nonpyogenic inflamm disorder –> mimic osteomyelitis
chronic recurrent multifocal osteomyelitis (CRMO) –> key imaging finding?
lytic & sclerotic lesions –> migratory –> in time and space
chronic recurrent multifocal osteomyelitis (CRMO) –> can be indistinguishable from infectious osteomyelitis –> but CRMO should NOT have these findings? (3)
- soft tissue abscess
- bony sequestra
- fistula
chronic recurrent multifocal osteomyelitis (CRMO) –> assoc synd?
SAPHO synd
SAPHO synd –> synd?
- synovitis
- acne
- pustulosis
- hyperostosis
- osteitis
MC pediatric malig?
leukemia
leukemia –> XR findings? (3)
- metaphyseal lucent band
- osteopenia
- permeative lytic lesions
metaphyseal lucent band –> ddx? (4)
- leukemia/lymphoma
- severe illness
- TORCH infx
- scurvy
what is rickets?
metabolic bone dz –> inadeq vitD –> zone of provisional calcification –> abnormal calcification –> abnormal physeal dev
rickets –> XR findings? (4)
- long bone –> metaphysis –> expand, fray, cupping –> periosteal rxn
- leg bowing
- osteopenia
- fx
rickets –> rib finding?
rachitic rosary: ant cupping of ribs –> wide rib epiphyseal cartilage
what is oncogenic rickets?
variant of rickets
leg bowing –> ddx? (3)
- developmental/congenital
- Blount dz
- osteogenesis imperfecta
metaphysis –> flare –> ddx? (5)
- bone dysplasia
- chronic lead poison
- anemia
- fibrous dysplasia
- storage disorder
TORCH infx –> syphilis –> what bone dz?
congenital syphilitc osteomyelitis
Wimberger sign vs Wimberger ring sign?
Wimberger sign:
- TORCH syphilis
- prox tibia –> metaphysis –> med aspect –> erosion
Wimberger ring sign:
- scurvy
- ossification ctr –> increase density
MC chronic arthopathy of childhood
juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA)
juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) –> age range by definition?
<16yo
juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) –> MC subtype
pauciarticular
juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) –> pauciarticular subtype –> epidemiology?
young girls
juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) –> MC location?
knee
juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) –> early imaging appearance? (3) later changes? (2)
early:
- osteopenia
- ST swelling
- jt eff
later:
- periosteal rxn
- erosion
juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) –> eventual endpt of dz?
jt ankylosis
juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) –> jt ankylosis –> MC sites? (3)
- wrist
- carpometacarpal jt
- cervical spine
cervical spine –> ankylosis –> ddx? (2) how to differeniate? (1)
- juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA): no segmentation anomalies
- Klippel-Feil: segmentation anomalies
juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) –> jt ankylosis –> MOA?
synovitis –> hyperemia –> accel bone growth & maturation –> abnormal bone growth, premature fusion of physes
what is Still dz?
JIA subtype –> acute systemic
Still dz –> epidemiology?
<5yo
Still dz –> clinical presentation? (5)
- fever
- anemia
- leukocytosis
- hepatosplenomeg
- polyarthritis
what is dev dysplasia of hip (DDH)?
femoral head - acetabulum relationship –> abn dev
breech birth –> screen for DDH –> when?
few (4-6) wks after birth
dev dysplasia of hip (DDH) –> screening US –> eval what? (2)
- alpha angle (normal >60)
- acetabular covering (normal 50%)
dev dysplasia of hip (DDH) –> when can screen w XR?
after 6mo (when femoral heads ossify)
XR –> screen DDH –> Hilgenreiner & Perkins lines –> normal location of femoral heads?
inner low quad
what is osteochondrosis?
group of disorders: bone necrosis –> affect the progress of bone growth
osteochondrosis –> epidemiology?
children & adol who are still growing
osteochondrosis –> what are 3 examples?
- Legg-Calve-Perthes dz
- Osgood-Schlatter dz
- Sever dz
osteochondrosis –> what is Blount dz?
osteochondrosis –> prox tib metaphysis –> tibia bowing (varus) & int rot –> progressive deform –> gait deviation, leg length discrepancy
osteochondrosis –> Blount dz –> infantile form –> etiology?
early walking + obesity
osteochondrosis –> Blount dz –> differentiate infantile vs adolescent form?
infantile:
- infant
- bilat
adol:
- >6yo
- unilat
what is Madelung deformity?
osteochondrosis –> dysplasia of distal radius –> medial –> physis –> growth disturb –> medial sloping of distal radius
what is Panner dz?
osteochondrosis –> capitellum
what is little league elbow?
osteochondrosis –> med epicondyle
what is Scheuermann kyphosis?
osteochondrosis –> mult thoracic vertebra –> avascular necrosis –> mult compression fx
what is Kienbock dz?
osteochondrosis –> lunate
what is Osgood-Schlatter dz?
osteochondrosis –> tibial tuberosity
what is Freiberg infraction?
osteochondrosis –> 2nd metatarsal head
what is Kohler dz?
osteochondrosis –> navicular
what is Sever dz?
calcaneal apophysitis
what is fibromatosis coli?
idiopathic sternocleidomastoid enlrg –> torticollis
fibromatosis coli –> tx?
PT
tarsal/carpal coalition –> 3 types of coalition?
- fibrous
- cartilaginous
- osseous
what is tarsal/carpal coalition?
abnormal joining of 2 bones
tarsal coalition –> 2 MC subtypes?
- talocalcaneal
- calcaneonavicular
carpal coalition –> MC subtype? 2nd MC?
#1 lunotriquetral #2 capitohamate
physiologic periosteal reaction of the newborn –> age? why does it occur?
1-4mo
rapid bone growth & loosely adherent periosteum
physiologic periosteal reaction of the newborn –> XR appearance?
- long bone –> med or lat aspect (not both)
- smooth, thin
infant/child –> periosteal rxn –> etiology? (7)
- physiologic periosteal rxn of newborn
- prostaglandin therapy
- infx
- neoplasm
- trauma
- metabolic
- syndromic
what is Caffey dz (infantile cortical hyperostosis)?
inflamm dz –> periostitis –> mandible, scapula, clavicle
what is Tillaux fx?
Salter-harris III –> distal tibia
MC pediatric idiopathic inflammatory myopathy
dermatomyositis
dermatomyositis –> MC location?
proximal thigh musculature (particularly the anterior compartment) and pelvic musculature
dermatomyositis –> chronic imaging findings? (2)
- muscle fatty infiltration
- periarticular soft tissue calcifications
clubfoot (talipes equinovarus) –> components? (4)
- hindfoot equinus: plantarflex, tibiocalcaneal angle >90
- hindfoot varus: talocalcaneal angle <20
- metatarsus adductus (forefoot varus): talus to first metatarsal angle >15
- talonavicular subluxation
MC congenital foot abnormality
metatarsus adductus
what is diastatic fx?
fracture of suture
diastatic fx –> MC location?
lambdoid suture
skull –> depressed fracture –>
- “depressed” measurement?
- what is compound?
- what is penetrating?
- depressed: >skull thickness
- compound: + scalp lac
- penetrating: + dural tear
what is ping pong fx?
type of depressed fx –> greenstick/buckle type
differentiate: depressed vs ping pong fx –> clinical outcome?
- depressed: high morbidity
- ping pong: favorable/benign
cause?
- diastatic fx
- depressed fx
- ping pong fx
- diastatic: sig blow
- depressed: sig blow
- ping pong: birth trauma
depressed skull fx –> tx: surg –> indications? (5)
- > 5mm depression –> assoc w dural tear
- epidural bleed
- superinfx
- cosmetic correction
- frontal sinus involved –> prevent mucocele formation
what is leptomeningeal cyst?
growing skull fx
leptomeningeal cyst –> MOA?
skull fx –> dural tear –> leptomeninges herniate thru –> CSF pulse –> widen fx –> brain herniate thru
focal skull defect + assoc vasc malformation –> dx?
sinus pericranii
CT –> focal skull defect –> overlying lesion –> suspect vasc malformation –> next step?
US/MRI to demonstrate vasc component
sinus pericranii –> what kind of vasc malformation?
low flow vasc malformation –> bw dural venous sinus & extracranial vein
retroclival hematoma –> above/below tectorial membrane –> subdural vs epidural?
above tectorial membrane –> subdural
below tectorial membrane –> epidural
vertex –> thrombosed cortical V –> dx?
NAT
retroclival hematoma –> dx?
NAT
cervical soft tissue –> edema –> dx?
NAT
benign enlrgmt of subarachnoid space in infancy (BESSI) –> etiology?
immature villa
benign enlrgmt of subarachnoid space in infancy (BESSI) –> measuremt?
> 5mm
differentiate: BESSI vs subdural hygroma (1)
BESSI: positive cortical V sign –> cortical V –> adj to inner table
subdural hygroma: neg cortical V sign –> cortical V –> displaced away from inner table & compressed –> not seen
enlrg extra-axial spaces –> RF?
premature –> ECMO
benign enlrgmt of subarachnoid space in infancy (BESSI) –> potential complication?
subdural bleed
differentiate: BESSI-related vs NAT-related subdural hematoma
BESSI: same age blood
NAT: diff age blood
macrocephaly –> MCC
benign enlrgmt of subarachnoid space in infancy (BESSI)
benign enlrgmt of subarachnoid space in infancy (BESSI) –> epidemiology?
2-3mo M
periventricular leukomalacia (hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy of the newborn) –> MOA?
ischemic/hemorrhagic injury –> typically during birth
periventricular leukomalacia (hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy of the newborn) –> RF? (2)
- premature
- low birth weight
periventricular leukomalacia (hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy of the newborn) –> MC complication?
50% –> cerebral palsy
periventricular leukomalacia (hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy of the newborn) –> MC location?
watershed areas –> lateral ventricles –> dorsal & lat white matter
periventricular leukomalacia (hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy of the newborn) –> grade 4 –> subcortical cysts –> epidemiology?
fullterm
differentiate: periventricular blush vs periventricular flaring vs periventricular leukomalacia
periventricular blush: periventricular white matter –> physiologic bright –> symm
periventricular flaring: periventricular white matter –> bright –> may be PVL –> but go away in 1wk
periventricular leukomalacia: periventricular white matter –> bright –> persist >7days
R-sided fibromatosis coli:
direction of:
- head tilt?
- look toward?
R-sided fibromatosis coli:
- head tilt –> R
- look toward –> L
neck mass –> outside SCM –> calcifications –> dx?
neuroblastoma