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Triquetral Fracture
The triquetrum is the second most commonly fractured carpal bone. Look for the "pooping duck
Triquetral Fracture ... carpal bone. ... "pooping duck sign ... #Triquetrum #Fracture ... Radiology #XRay #Diagnosis
Femoral Head Fracture: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
 • Posterior hip dislocation -> Impaction force from femoral
Pathogenesis and clinical ... tear a portion of bone ... onto lateral hip Signs ... #msk #diagnosis ... #symptoms #orthopedics
Subtrochanteric Femur Fracture: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
 • Subtrochanteric region spans 5 cm distally from the
Pathogenesis and clinical ... Bisphosphonate suppresses bone ... damage weakens the bone ... #msk #orthopedics ... #diagnosis #differential
RADIAL HEAD FRACTURE 
Radial head fractures are the most common elbow fracture in adults and are
in adults, also ... posterior) and bone ... anterior sail sign ... II-IV, pending orthopedic ... Radiology #XRay #Diagnosis
Scapholunate Dissociation
The spacing between all carpal bones should be 1-2 mm, look for the "Terry Thomas"
carpal bones should ... "Terry Thomas" sign ... to diagnosis scapholunate ... carpal bones should ... ("Terry Thomas sign
Causes of Bone/Joint Pain in Sickle Cell Disease
Vaso-occlusive pain:
 • Mechanism: ischemic pain
 • Can present
predispose to other orthopedic ... • XR, MRI to ... • Differentiate ... Hematogenous spread as ... #diagnosis #causes
Supracondylar Elbow Fracture
• Most common elbow fracture in children, peak age 5-7 
• When looking at
posterior) and bone ... anterior sail sign ... disrupted, treat as ... can't make A-OK sign ... Radiology #XRay #Diagnosis
Differentiating NBTE from Infective Endocarditis
No pathognomonic signs/symptoms or echo features that are specific to NBTE, and
pathognomonic signs ... Autoimmune (SLE/APLS ... heart valves • MRI ... often seen • MRI ... #Endocarditis #comparison
Osgood-Schlatter Disease - MSK Radiology
Imaging Findings:
 • Infrapatellar fat-pad edema with loss of the patellar tendon
There is also fragmentation ... and mild bone marrow ... tibial tuberosity Differential ... marrow edema and bony ... #mri #clinical
Inflammatory Myopathies
Dermatomyositis
 • Onset: Subacute
 • Pattern: Proximal
 • CK: Up to 50X ULN
 • Autoantibodies:
Anti-MDA5, anti-Mi ... heliotrope, shawl sign ... : Diagnosis of exclusion ... Inflammatory #Myopathies #differential ... #diagnosis #comparison