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Short metacarpals (mnemonic)
A mnemonic for remembering the causes of short metacarpals is:
BIC Pen
Mnemonic
B: basal cell nevus syndrome
I: idiopathic, infections
C: chromosomal: Turner syndrome
P: pseudohypoparathyroidism/pseudopseudohypoparathyroidism
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Osteonecrosis causes (mnemonic)
Mnemonics for the causes of osteonecrosis (previously known as avascular necrosis):
STARS
PLASTIC RAGS
ASEPTIC
Mnemonics
STARS
Most common causes:
S: steroids, SLE
T: trauma (e.g. femoral neck fracture, hip dislocation, scaphoid fracture, slipped capital femoral epiphysis 2)
A: alcohol ...
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Soft tissue calcification (mnemonic)
Mnemonics to remember the causes of soft tissue calcification include:
My GHOSTS 1
TIC MTV 2
Mnemonics
My GHOSTS
My: myositis ossificans
G: gout
H: hyperparathyroidism
O: ochronosis
S: scleroderma/connective tissue diseases
T: tumoral calcinosis
S: sarcoma (synovial cell)
TIC MTV
T:...
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Bone lesion description (mnemonic)
A mnemonic for describing bone lesions (of any type) in a general order and logical order:
General: CAMPS
Logical: All Sensible People Must Make Clear/Proper Sense
Mnemonics
CAMPS
C: cortical response
A: age
M: margins, matrix
P: pattern of destruction, periosteal reaction
S: site, soft...
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Acro-osteolysis (mnemonic)
The causes of acro-osteolysis can be remembered using the mnemonic:
CHOP FINger
PINCH FO
Mnemonic
CHOP FINger
Potentially easy to remember because acro-osteolysis makes the affected phalanges look like they have been chopped off.
C: collagen vascular disease, e.g. scleroderma, Raynaud dise...
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Hair on end sign (mnemonic)
The hair on end sign refers to a radiographic appearance of the diploic space of the skull vault which results from a thickening of trabeculae as the diploic space expands. These trabeculae are perpendicular in orientation, interspersed by radiolucent marrow hyperplasia along with skull vault.
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Erlenmeyer flask deformity (mnemonic)
Some of the causes of an Erlenmeyer flask deformity can be recalled with the following mnemonics:
LORA CHONG
AP OF DR GHLN
CHONG
Lead GNOME
APC(de)FGH
Mnemonics
LORA CHONG
L: leukemia, lead poisoning
O: osteopetrosis, osteochondromatosis
R: rheumatoid arthritis, rickets
A: achondropla...
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Causes of cone-shaped epiphysis (mnemonic)
A useful mnemonic for remembering the causes of cone-shaped epiphysis is:
ABCDE MOST
Mnemonic
A: achondroplasia, acrodysostosis
B: Beckwith-Wiedemann syndrome
C: chondroplasia punctata, Cockayne syndrome, conorenal syndrome, cleidocranial dysplasia, cartilage-hair hypoplasia
D: dactylitis,...
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