RAD PHATO DISEASE

Butterfly Vertebra

is a congenital defect of a vertebra that produces the radiographic appearance of a butterfly on an AP projection.

Cervical Rib

This is a supernumerary or extra rib that is attached to C7

bilateral

It is usually unilateral but in some cases, they can be

Osgood-Schlatter Disease

This disease is one of the most common causes of knee pain in young athletes

Osgood-Schlatter Disease

It is a condition where the tibial tuberosity becomes inflamed following exercise.

Osteogenesis Imperfecta

This condition is sometimes referred to as “brittle bone” disease

Osteogenesis Imperfecta

This is a relatively rare congenital bone disorder that is characterized by bones that easily break

marble bone

As a result, osteopetrosis is sometimes referred to as

Osteopetrosis

This disorder results from a disorder of endochondral ossification and is the opposite of osteoporosis.

Osteoporosis

This disease is characterized by a reduction in bone mass that makes patients with this condition susceptible to fracture formation.

Osteoporosis

The underlying mechanism in all cases is an imbalance between the body’s normal process of bone destruction followed by bone growth.

Osteomalacia

This disease is characterized by a softening of bones that results from insufficient mineralization.

bowing

Osteomalacia may cause a blank of bones or lead to greenstick fractures

Osteomyelitis

This condition is the result of a bacterial bone infection that causes bone destruction and abscess formation

“island”

This is an avascular blank of bone that forms within an abscess.

Osteomyelitis

It is commonly referred to as a bone-in-bone formation.

Rheumatoid Arthritis

Fibrous scaring occurs followed by ankylosis or “freezing” of the affected joint

Ankylosing Spondylitis

This is a chronic, degenerative arthritis that usually begins in the sacroiliac (SI) joints and spreads to the spine.

“bamboo spine”

Due to its very distinctive radiographic appearance, it is commonly referred to as blank disease.

Gout

is a disorder of purine metabolism that results in an increase in uric acid production

Osteoarthritis

s characterized by a natural loss of joint cartilage that is related to but not caused by aging

Paget’s Disease

It is characterized by an abnormal cycle or process of bone destruction followed by excessive bone growth and thickening.

osteitis deformans

Paget’s disease is also known as

Avascular Necrosis

is characterized by bone ischemia followed by bone inflammation and necrosis

Spondylosis

This condition is characterized by a cleft between the superior and inferior articulating processes at the pars interarticularis.