This refers to the failure of bone and/or the epiphyseal cartilage to adequately mineralize in adults
What is Osteomalacia?
This is the most common skeletal dysplasia and major cause of dwarfism
What is achondroplasia?
These are the 2 most common types of rhabdomyosarcomas seen in children and adolescence
What are embryonal and alveolar?
This fibrous band provides structural support and maintains the breast shape
What is Cooper's ligament (suspensory ligament)?
Keeps 'em perky
When differentiating the "S's", this "S" refers to a slippage of one vertebae on the next
What is spondylolisthesis?
This enzyme is deficient in those with osteopetrosis
What is Carbonic anhydrase II?
This type of infarct is located in the epiphysis of a bone, directly beneath the articular cartilage
What is a subchondral infarct?
These are the 3 types of liposarcomas
What are well differentiated, myxoid, and pleomorphic?
Myxoid: basophilic ECM, capillaries and primitive adipocytes at different stages of differentiation
Pleomorphic: anaplastic sheets of bizarre nuclei and LIPOBLAST
In flail chest, this is the direction the flail segment moves when the patient breathes in
What is inward?
These are the most common spinal levels for cervical spondylosis
What are C5-C6 and C6-C7?
In this phase of Paget's disease, you would see waves of osteoclast activity with resorption pits
What is phase 1?
This type of infarct has a generally good prognosis for the joint and only requires observation
What is a Medullary infarct (Bone infarct)?
This variety of fibromatoses are slower growing, smaller, and seen in Dupytren's contracture, Ledderhose disease, and Peyronies disease
What is a superficial fibromatosis?
The lateral thoracic and thoraco-acromial arteries are both branches of this artery
What is the axillary artery?
This is the spinal region that scoliosis is seen more often in children
What is the thoracic region?
Seen in rickets, this clinical presentation shows cartilage overgrowth at the costochondral junction
What is Rachitic rosary?
This refers to the order of severity in types of osteogenesis imperfecta (starting with the least severe)
What is 1, 4, 3, 2
This chromosomal translocation is responsible for Nodular fasciitis
What is T(17:22)?
This is the order of the neurovascular bundle within the costal groove (superior to inferior)
What is Vein, Artery, Nerve?
A seatbelt injury during a motor vehicle collision is often the MOI of this type of fracture
A mutation in this gene leads to Paget's disease
What is SQSTMI (Sequestosome-1)?
Progressive kyphoscoliosis is seen in this type of osteogenesis imperfecta
What is type 3?
This is where an aggressive form of a leiomyosarcoma can arise
What are the great vessels (Inferior Vena Cava)?
These 3 structures form the deltopectoral triangle
What are the clavicle (superiorly), deltoid (Laterally), and pec major (Medially)?
A Jefferson fracture is another name for this type of fracture at a specific location
What is a burst fracture at C1?