“ This is a painful syndrome of proliferative periostitis of the long bones, arthritis and digital clubbing of the fingers and toes. In tota...

“ PLAIN FILM/CT •   Radiography only for surveillance, CT for further assessment. •   1-2-mm lucent line at the cement interface, periosteal...

“ 5 H’s + A + C H yperparathyroidism H ypothyroidism H aemochromatosis H ypomagnesaemia H aemosiderosis A lkaptonuria C alcium pyrophosphate...

“ Due to excess iron deposition in the tissues, either primary (autosomal recessive) or secondary to ineffective erythropoiesis (myelofibros...

This is a common cause of heel pain that is characterised by a calcaneal deformity (Haglund deformity), retrocalcaneal and superficial calca...

“ More common in men aged 30-60 years. Dysfunction in urate metabolism leads to an accumulation of urate in the tissues, where it crystalli...

“ 1.   Asymptomatic hyperuricaemia 2.   Acute gouty arthritis 3.   Intercritical gout 4.   Chronic gout ” For Radiology Cases, Discussion j...

“ Rare autosomal recessive disorder due to accumulation of glycolipids in the bone marrow, liver, spleen and lungs. More common amongst Ashk...

AVN affecting the metatarsal heads, more common in females between the ages of 10 and 18 years. PLAIN FILM Second metatarsal head most commo...

Also known as nail patella syndrome, it is inherited in an autosomal dominant pattern. Associated with muscular hypoplasia, renal abnormal...

“ Pincer lesions are more common in middle-aged active women and are due to abnormal contact between the femoral head-neck junction and an o...

“ Cam lesions are more common in active young men and are due to a non-spherical part of the femoral head impacting against the acetabular r...

Caused by abnormal hip morphology leading to repetitive contact of the femoral neck with the acetabular rim. This damages acetabular cartila...

“ Also known as inflammatory osteoarthritis, this is a variant of osteoarthritis characteristically involving the interphalangeal joints of ...

Vibratory arthropathy due to recurrent use of vibrating tools. Presents with Raynaud syndrome with or without bone changes. Bone changes are...

“ Involvement of two vertebrae and the intervertebral disc (i.e. one spinal segment) is nearly pathognomic of spondylodiscitis. Infection be...

“ In patients with continued back pain post-discectomy/laminectomy, the cause may be either post-operative epidural fibrosis (i.e. scar tiss...

“ This is an ankylosing disorder of the spine. Symptoms are mild, consisting of restricted motion and tendinitis from enthesopathy. X-RAY SP...

“ This is an idiopathic inflammatory myopathy with deposition of complement or inflammatory infiltrate in the skeletal muscle and subcutaneo...

“ Due to  Taenia solium,  a tapeworm found in pork.  It can affect any organ, most commonly the brain, eye and muscle. PLAIN FILM •  Charact...