Bone Pathologies
Bone Pathologies
Osteomalacia/ Rickets in children
Osteoporosis
Paget's Disease of bone
Osteopetrosis
Osteomalacia/ Rickets in children
- Lack of Vit D --> Soft bones
- Looser's stones = pseduofractures = radiolucent rings = severe osteomalacia
Osteoporosis
- Lack of Ca --> Bone thinning
Paget's Disease of bone
- ++ resorption and formation of bone --> poor remodelling --> frontal bossing + weak bones
Osteopetrosis
- Defective osteoclasts = stone bone = marble bone disease
- Rare
ALP ++ if osteoblastic activity ++
Source
Mir EMQ for finals 2010
Mir EMQ for finals 2010