Pelvis Hip & Femur Flashcards

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What findings & type of joint disease is demonstrated here?

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  • Non-uniform loss of joint space on left (at superior femoral-acetabular joint space)
  • Subchondral sclerosis & subchondral cysts
  • Osteophyte at the acetabular margin

Degenerative arthritis (OA or DJD)

(Recommend for possible ortho referral)

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2
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Degenerative joint disease of the hip is termed ____

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Malum coxa senilis

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3
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T/F: There is a good correlation between radiographic features of DJD in the hip & clinical picture

A

F

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4
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Non-uniform joint loss is common in the hip, specfically MC where

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Superior femoral-acetabular joint space

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Collar type ____ around femoral head/neck junction is a common radiographic feature in DJD of hip

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Osteophytes

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______ aka cortical thickening along medial femoral neck is a common radiographic feature in DJD of hip

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Buttressing

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A common radiographic feature in DJD of hip is ____ which demonstrates one medial joint space >2mm vs. the opposite side

A nonspecific sign

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Waldenstrom’s sign

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What findings are demonstrated here in this case of DJD of the hip?

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Subchondral sclerosis & collar osteophyte around femoral neck

Also buttressing

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What findings are demonstrated here?

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  • Bilateral & symmetric distribution
  • Decreased joint space at axial portion of femoral-acetabular joint. decreases medial & superior → uniform loss of joint space
  • Periarticular osteopenia (yellow)

Infammatory disease process (Rhuematoid Arthritis)

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10
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Protrusio acetabuli in the hip is MC caused bilaterally by what disease process

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RA

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Bilateral, symmetric narrowing of axial joint space in the hip is associated with what disease process?

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RA

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12
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What disease process is likely the cause of the findings here?

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RA

DDX = bone softening diseases such as osteomalacia, padgets

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13
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What findings are demonstrated here?

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  • Normal subchondral bone, normal joint spacing at the hip
  • Ill-defined, irregular margins at pubic symphysis
  • Monoarticular inflammatory arthritis → septic arthritis (until proven otherwise) or osteitis pubis
  • Recommend medical referral, CBC w/ blood culture to r/o septic arthritis

(Osteitis pubis common in young athletes, women post-childbirth)

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14
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15 y.o male

What type of disease process is demonstrated here & what is the likely cause?

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Inflammatory arthritis in kids → juvenile idiopathic arthritis or hemophilia

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_____ (malunion/nonunion) of pelvic fractures is uncommon; _____ (malunion/nonunion) is common

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Nonunion; Malunion

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16
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Stable or unstable fracture

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Stable

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17
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Stable or unstable fracture

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Unstable

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18
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What kind of stable fracture

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Duyerney fraction

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19
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What kind of unstable fracture

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Straddle fx

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20
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What kind of unstable fracture

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Malgaigne fx

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21
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What kind of unstable fracture

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Sprung pelvis

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22
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What kind of unstable fracture

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Bucket handle fx

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23
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What hip pathology is demonstrated here?

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AIIS avulsion fx on the left (normal growth plate on right)

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24
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What findings are outlined here in an adolescent patient

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25
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What findings are seen here?

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  • Extra bone on femur = post-traumatic heterotopic ossification
  • Disruption of arcuate line of sacrum on left side (pink)
  • Disruption of cortex in superior & inferior pubic ramus (yellow)
  • Unstable pelvic fx → Malgaigne fx (fx thru sup & inf pubic rami w/ fx or dislocation posteriorly around SI jt)
  • Refer for CT for further eval
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26
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What type of pelvic fx is demonstrated here?

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27
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What type of pelvic fx is demonstrated here?

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28
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What findings are demostrated here?

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Abnormal Klein’s line on the left

Slipped Femoral Capital Epiphysis AKA Salter Harris Type 1 fx

(Red = growth plates)

29
Q

What are 3 major pediatric hip disorders?

A

Slipped Femoral Capital Epiphysis

Legg-Calves Perthes Disease aka AVN

Developmental Dysplasia

30
Q

_____ (intracapsular/extracapsular) femoral neck fx has a worse prognosis due to AVN

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Intracapsular

31
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MC type of intracapsular fx; usually impacted, easily missed =

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Subcapital fx

32
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What type of intracapsular femoral neck fx is shown here?

A

Subcapital fx

33
Q

Transverse fx through mid-neck = what type of intracapsular femoral neck fx

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Midcervical fx

34
Q

Transverse fx @ base of neck; pathologic fx’s occur here = what type of intracapsular femoral neck fx

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Basicervical fx

35
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What type of femoral neck fx is demonstrated here?

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Subcapital fx

36
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What type of femoral neck fx is demonstrated here?

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Midcervical fx

37
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What type of femoral neck fx is demonstrated here?

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Basicervical fx

38
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What type of femoral neck fx’s raises alarm bells for thinking there may be an underlying pathology for this fx?

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Basicervical (intracapsular) & Subtrochanteric (extracapsular)

39
Q

What are the 2 types of extracapsular femoral neck fxs?

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Intertrochanteric

Subtrochanteric

40
Q

What type of extracapsular femoral neck fx is demonstrated here?

A
41
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What type of extracapsular femoral neck fx is demonstrated here?

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Subtrochanteric

42
Q

What pathology is demonstrated here

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Posterior hip dislocation (refer out for CT)

43
Q

What are the 3 ddx based on the age & aggressive appearence of the lesion in this case?

A
  • Ewing’s Sarcoma
  • Osteosarcoma
  • Osteomyelitis
44
Q

MC cause & location of osteomyelitis/septic arthritis?

A

Staph Aureus

Femur

45
Q

This case demonstrates a chronic case of ____

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46
Q

Phemister’s triad consists of:

And is associated with what condition

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  • Gradual loss of joint space (key for diff. from other inflamm processes)
  • Juxta-articular osteoporosis
  • Articular erosions

Tuberculous Arthritis

47
Q

What condition is demonstrated here?

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48
Q

An oval lucency (greater than 1cm) surrounded by sclerosis

A

(due to ankylosing of the joint, think infection therefore brodies vs. osteoid osteoma or osteoblastoma)

49
Q

What are the most likely differentials of this aggressive process in the left ilium of this 65 y.o pt?

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  • Metastasis
  • Myeloma
  • Lymphoma
50
Q

_____ seen below can be a ddx for blastic metastasis

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Enostoma (“bone island”)

51
Q

What condition is associated with the findings seen here?

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  • Increased density, accentuated & enlarged trabeculae patterns on right
  • Filled in Kohler’s teardrop

→ likely Paget’s disease

52
Q

What condition is likely the cause of the findings seen here?

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red = blade of glass or flame sign (well demarcated border between normal & affected bone)

53
Q

What condition is likely the cause of the findings seen here?

A

Fibrous Dysplasia

Usually leave me alone lesion, may want ortho referral

54
Q

What condition is likely the cause of the findings seen here?

A

Polyostotic fibrous dysplasia

55
Q

What are the possible differentials associated with these findings?

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  • Small lucency (aka lucent nidus) surrounded by area of sclerosis
  • Osteoid Osteoma (usually smaller lucency therefore most likely)
  • Brodie’s Abcess
  • Osteoblastoma
56
Q

These findings are likely caused by what condition

A

Osteoid Osteoma

57
Q

What condition is likely the cause of the findings seen here?

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DDX: Osteosarcoma, Ewing’s Sarcoma & Osteomyelitis

58
Q

What condition is likely the cause of these findings?

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AVN of femoral head bilaterally

59
Q

What is the gold standard for dx of AVN?

A

MRI

60
Q

Features of ____ include:

  • Sclerosis with cystic areas w/ generalized osteopenia of all surrounding osseus features
  • Linear subchondral lucency of femoral head known as crescent sign
  • Femoral head deformity
A

AVN

61
Q

What condition is likely the cause of these findings?

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Crescent sign outlined

62
Q

What condition is likely the cause of these findings?

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  • Smaller, flattened, fragmented, sclerotic femoral head

Legg-Calve-Perthes disease

63
Q

What condition is likely the cause of these findings?

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Widening of SI joints = hyperparathyroidism

64
Q

What condition is likely the cause of these findings?

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Putti’s Triad:

  • Small femoral head
  • Laterally displaced femoral head
  • Increased acetabular angle

DX: Developmental dysplasia of the hip

65
Q

What condition is likely the cause of these findings?

A

Developmental dysplasia of the hip

66
Q

What condition is likely the cause of these findings?

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Tri-radiate pelvis → osteogenesis imperfecta