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Ossification of Carpal Bones

It’s always tricky to remember the age of ossification of the carpal bones
Carpal Bones ... of the carpal bones ... bones from the ... -6-7 years for Triquetral ... #Carpal #Bones
Age of Ossification of Carpal Bones
Capitate - 1 Month
Hamate - 2 Months
Triquetral - 3 Years
Lunate -
of Carpal Bones ... Hamate - 2 Months Triquetral ... of the carpal bones ... #Age #Carpal #Bones ... #wrist #radiology
Triquetral Fracture
The triquetrum is the second most commonly fractured carpal bone. Look for the "pooping duck
bone. ... bone fracture ... to distal ulna, pain ... with wrist flexion ... #Wrist #Carpal
Causes of Bone/Joint Pain in Sickle Cell Disease
Vaso-occlusive pain:
 • Mechanism: ischemic pain
 • Can present
Causes of Bone/Joint ... Generally affects long bones ... • XR, MRI to ... BrighamChiefs #Bone ... #Disease #differential
Osgood-Schlatter Disease - MSK Radiology
Imaging Findings:
 • Infrapatellar fat-pad edema with loss of the patellar tendon
fragmentation and mild bone ... Tibial tuberosity pain ... possible secondary ossification ... tibial tuberosity Differential ... marrow edema and bony
Alkaline Phosphatase (ALP) Elevation - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

ALP:
 - Enzymes that catalyze hydrolysis of organic phosphate
stimulation (placenta/Bone ... - Highest • Bone ... Intestine - Other causes ... - Bone symptoms ... - Pain -> RUQ
Pathologic / Fragility Fractures - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm 
Tumours
 - See Bone Lesions Scheme
Paget's Disease
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Fragility Fractures - Differential ... Tumours - See Bone ... Ricketts - Diffuse Pain ... • Bone Marrow ... #Orthopedics #Causes
Hand X-Ray Anatomy and Interpretation Checklist
1. Soft tissues - Look carefully at the soft tissue over
Bones - All the ... bones of the hand ... into the hand and wrist ... proximal to the carpal ... rheumatological diseases
SAPHO Syndrome Summary

What?
SAPHO syndrome is a rare chronic inflammatory disorder of bone, joint, and skin characterized
inflammatory disorder of bone ... • Bone and joint ... Rule out other causes ... - MRI: inflammation ... osteoarticular and skin disease
Vascular Joint Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm 
 - Constant Pain (Ischemia)
 - Acute Onset
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- Differential ... Peripheral Vascular Disease ... fractured long bone ... • Dislocated Bone ... #Orthopedics #Causes