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”