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Ossification of Carpal Bones

It’s always tricky to remember the age of ossification of the carpal bones
Ossification of Carpal Bones ... of the carpal bones ... -6-7 years for Triquetral ... #Wrist #Diagnosis ... #Peds #Pediatrics
Triquetral Fracture
The triquetrum is the second most commonly fractured carpal bone. Look for the "pooping duck
Triquetral Fracture ... The triquetrum ... fractured carpal bone ... common carpal bone ... Radiology #XRay #Diagnosis
Most Common Carpal Bone Fractures by Frequency
 • Scaphoid - 50-80%
 • Triquetral - 5-20%
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Common Carpal Bone ... Scaphoid - 50-80% • Triquetral ... drdevrad #Carpal #Bone ... #orthopedics #diagnosis
Diagram of different types of bone tumors that can occur around the knee on XRay -
different types of bone ... Simple/unicameral bone ... • Aneurysmal bone ... #Tumors #Diagnosis ... Radiology #XRay #peds
Age of Ossification of Carpal Bones
Capitate - 1 Month
Hamate - 2 Months
Triquetral - 3 Years
Lunate -
Ossification of Carpal Bones ... Hamate - 2 Months Triquetral ... of the carpal bones ... #Age #Carpal #Bones ... radiology #mnemonic #diagnosis
Osteosarcoma 
Most common primary malignant bone tumor in children 
Most Common Sites of Involvement:
1. Distal femur
primary malignant bone ... #Osteosarcoma #Diagnosis ... Features #Oncology #Peds
Causes of Common Accidental and Non-Accidental Pediatric Fractures - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Accidental Trauma
 - Distal Radius
- Differential Diagnosis ... • Green stick (bone ... • Green stick (bone ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... Algorithm #Causes #Peds
Presentation of malignant disease in children 
Pre-school (<5 years old) 
 - Acute lymphoblastic leukaemia
- Malignant bone ... Malignant #Childhood #Peds ... #Pediatrics #Diagnosis
Causes of Hypomagnesemia
Redistribution:
 - IV glucose
 - Correction of diabetic ketoacidosis
 - IV hyperalimentation
 - Refeeding
Postparathyroidectomy (hungry bone ... metastasis (hungry bone ... Hypomagnesemia #Causes #diagnosis ... medications #drugs #pharmacology
Salter Harris Fractures - Pediatric Fractures of the Physis 
SALTR Mnemonic 

Salter Harris I 
Straight through
growth arrest of bone ... growth arrest of bone ... Mnemonic #Pediatrics #Peds ... #Orthopedics #Diagnosis