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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 ... of the bones of ... at the carpal bones ... -6-7 years for Triquetral
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
Causes of Bone/Joint Pain in Sickle Cell Disease
Vaso-occlusive pain:
 • Mechanism: ischemic pain
 • Can present
Causes of Bone/Joint ... in Sickle Cell Disease ... Generally affects long bones ... • XR, MRI to ... BrighamChiefs #Bone
Osgood-Schlatter Disease - MSK Radiology
Imaging Findings:
 • Infrapatellar fat-pad edema with loss of the patellar tendon
fragmentation and mild bone ... possible secondary ossification ... • MRI is more sensitive ... tibial tuberosity Differential ... marrow edema and bony
Alkaline Phosphatase (ALP) Elevation - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

ALP:
 - Enzymes that catalyze hydrolysis of organic phosphate
ALP) Elevation - Differential ... stimulation (placenta/Bone ... - Highest • Bone ... Intestine - Other causes ... - Bone symptoms
Hypercalcemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Elevated PTH (High or normal):
 • Primary Hyperparathyroidism
 • Familial Hypocalciuric Hypercalcemia
Low
Hypercalcemia - Differential ... Granulomatous Disease ... Miscellaneous - Bone ... Hyperthyroid, Bony ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #causes
Pathologic / Fragility Fractures - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm 
Tumours
 - See Bone Lesions Scheme
Paget's Disease
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Fragility Fractures - Differential ... Tumours - See Bone ... • Bone Marrow ... Pathologic #MSK #Differential ... #Orthopedics #Causes
Multiple Myeloma and Monoclonal Gammopathies
C - HyperCalcemia- calcium > 11 mg/dL / >1 mg/dL the ULN
R
g/dl LLN B - Bony ... more: • Clonal bone ... focal lesions on MRI ... Causes of false- ... amyloidosis Other causes
Hand X-Ray Anatomy and Interpretation Checklist
1. Soft tissues - Look carefully at the soft tissue over
the underlying bone ... Bones - All the ... bones of the hand ... into the hand and wrist ... rheumatological diseases
Causes of Hypercalcemia
Parathyroid gland structure-related
 • Primary hyperparathyroidism
 • Parathyroid adenoma
 • Parathyroid hyperplasia
 • Parathyroid
Causes of Hypercalcemia ... D) Increased bone ... of bone Malignancy ... Multiple myeloma (bone ... endocrinology #diagnosis #differential