Wormian bones (mnemonic)

Last revised by Joshua Yap on 9 Feb 2023

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Citation:

Gaillard F, Yap J, Bickle I, et al. Wormian bones (mnemonic). Reference article, Radiopaedia.org (Accessed on 21 Jun 2024) https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-5986

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-5986

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https://radiopaedia.org/articles/5986?iframe=true

rID:

5986

Article created:

3 Apr 2009, Frank Gaillard ◉ ◈

Disclosures:

At the time the article was created Frank Gaillard had no recorded disclosures.

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Last revised:

9 Feb 2023, Joshua Yap ◉ ◈

Disclosures:

At the time the article was last revised Joshua Yap had no financial relationships to ineligible companies to disclose.

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Revisions:

7 times, by 7 contributors - see full revision history and disclosures

Systems:

Musculoskeletal

Sections:

Mnemonics

Tags:

refs, cases

Synonyms:

PORKCHOPS (mnemonic)

A mnemonic to remember ten of the numerous conditions associated with Wormian bones is:

PORKCHOPS

Mnemonic

P: pyknodysostosis
O: osteogenesis imperfecta
R: rickets
K: kinky hair syndrome
C: cleidocranial dysostosis
H: hypothyroidism/hypophosphatasia
O: otopalatodigital syndrome
P: primary acroosteolysis (Hajdu-Cheney)/pachydermoperiostosis/progeria
S: syndrome of Downs

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