Achondroplasia (mnemonic)
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A mnemonic to remember the common features of achondroplasiais:
ACHONDROPLaSIA F
Mnemonic
A: autosomal dominant inheritance, alteration (mutation) of FGFR3
H: hand abnormalities (trident hand, brachydactyly)
O: out knees, bOwing of legs (genu varum)
N: narrowing of interpedicular distance, narrowed foramen magnum, neurological complications, nasal bridge (depressed/narrowed)
D: decreased acetabular angle, delayed motor milestones
R:rhizomelic (short limbs)
O: obesity
P:posterior vertebral body scalloping, proximal limb shortening
La: large head (frontal bossing)
S: squared iliac wings (tombstone configuration), short stature
I: impaired endochondral ossification
A: anterior flaring of the ribs (metaphyseal flaring), anterior beaking of the vertebral body (bullet-shaped vertebra)
F: fibroblast growth factor gene 3 (FGFR3) mutation, frontal bossing, flattened nasal bridge
- +<p>A <strong>mnemonic </strong>to remember the common features of <a href="/articles/achondroplasia" title="Achondroplasia">achondroplasia</a><a href="/articles/rickets"> </a>is:</p><ul><li><p><strong>ACHONDROPLaSIA F</strong></p></li></ul><h4>Mnemonic</h4><ul>
- +<li><p><strong>A: </strong>autosomal dominant inheritance, alteration (mutation) of FGFR3</p></li>
- +<li><p><strong>C:</strong> <a href="/articles/champagne-glass-pelvis-achondroplasia" title="Champagne glass pelvis (achondroplasia)">champagne glass pelvis</a>, <a href="/articles/chevron-sign-achondroplasia" title="Chevron sign (achondroplasia)">chevron sign</a></p></li>
- +<li><p><strong>H:</strong> hand abnormalities (<a href="/articles/trident-hand" title="Trident hand">trident hand</a>, <a href="/articles/brachydactyly" title="Brachydactyly">brachydactyly</a>)</p></li>
- +<li><p><strong>O:</strong> out knees, bOwing of legs (<a href="/articles/genu-varum" title="Genu varum">genu varum</a>)</p></li>
- +<li><p><strong>N:</strong> narrowing of interpedicular distance, narrowed foramen magnum, neurological complications, nasal bridge (depressed/narrowed)</p></li>
- +<li><p><strong>D:</strong> decreased <a href="/articles/acetabular-angle" title="Acetabular angle">acetabular angle</a>, delayed motor milestones</p></li>
- +<li><p><strong>R:</strong> <a href="/articles/rhizomelic-dwarfism" title="Rhizomelic dwarfism">rhizomelic </a>(short limbs)</p></li>
- +<li><p><strong>O:</strong> obesity</p></li>
- +<li><p><strong>P:</strong> <a href="/articles/vertebral-scalloping" title="Vertebral body scalloping">posterior vertebral body scalloping</a>, proximal limb shortening</p></li>
- +<li><p><strong>La:</strong> large head (<a href="/articles/frontal-bossing" title="Frontal bossing">frontal bossing</a>)</p></li>
- +<li><p><strong>S:</strong> squared iliac wings (<a href="/articles/tombstone-iliac-wings" title="Tombstone iliac wings">tombstone</a> configuration), short stature</p></li>
- +<li><p><strong>I:</strong> impaired <a href="/articles/endochondral-ossification">endochondral ossification</a></p></li>
- +<li><p><strong>A:</strong> anterior flaring of the ribs (<a href="/articles/erlenmeyer-flask-deformity-1" title="Metaphyseal flaring">metaphyseal flaring</a>), anterior beaking of the vertebral body (<a href="/articles/bullet-shaped-vertebra-3" title="Bullet-shaped vertebra">bullet-shaped vertebra</a>)</p></li>
- +<li><p><strong>F: </strong>fibroblast growth factor gene 3 (FGFR3) mutation, frontal bossing, flattened nasal bridge</p></li>
- +</ul>
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