When it comes to imaging – pediatric patients aren’t just tiny adults. Differences range from the obvious appearance of an open growth plate to the more nuanced signal intensities of ossification centers. Knowing when something is abnormal and when it’s a normal presentation for a patient’s age is part of what makes pediatric imaging so challenging. In Dr. Thapa’s latest series we’ll take a look at cartilage injury and abnormalities in the pediatric community.

Some of the diagnoses included in this series include:

• Salter-Harris Fractures
• FOPE Lesions
• Tug Lesions
• Avascular Necrosis
• Osteochondral
• Defects
• Blount Disease
• And more…

Objectives : 

After completing this course, you will be better able to:

•       Apply appropriate search patterns to ensure high quality case assessment
•       Identify key anatomical landmarks, variations, and abnormalities on imaging
•       Accurately interpret advanced imaging cases
•       Formulate definitive diagnoses and limited differentials

Topics: 

Introduction to Pediatric Imaging
Hyaline Cartilage Anatomy
The Physis & Calcification Centers
Epiphyseal Cartilage
Fibrocartilage & Hyaline Cartilage
MR Appearance of Cartilage In Different Age Groups
FOPE
Lymphoma of the Bone – 11 min
Blount Disease
Gymnast’s Wrist
Pre-ossification Centers
Elbow Effusion
OCD In the Elbow
Trochlear OCD on MRI
Trochlear OCD on Arthrogram
Ultrasound Guided Arthrogram Injection
OCD In the Capitulum, Loose Body
Avascular Necrosis in the Elbow
The Fish Tail Deformity
OCD In the Knee, LAME
Legg-Calvé-Perthes disease on X-Ray
Legg-Calvé-Perthes disease on MRI
Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis
Abscess
Infection in the Physis
Tug Lesion
Salter-Harris Classification System
Salter-Harris Fracture on X-Ray
Salter-Harris 2 in the Shoulder
Salter-Harris 3 in the Knee
Salter-Harris 3 on CT Imaging
Indications for MRI in a Pediatric Shoulder
Performing Arthrograms in the Shoulder
Ultrasound Guidance in Shoulder Arthrogram
Salter-Harris 5 on MRI
Physeal Injury, Cartilage Deformity
Chondroblastoma in the Knee
Chondroblastoma in the Ankle
Anterior Inferior Iliac Spine Avulsion
Anterior Talofibular Ligament Avulsion
PCL Tear in a Skeletally Mature Patient
Jersey Finger
Cuboid Impaction Fracture
Femoroacetabular Impingement – 10 min
Panner Disease
Osteochondral Lesion of the Radial Head
Osteochondral Lesion
Discoid Meniscus
Discoid Meniscus, Wrisberg Variant
Plica
Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis
Pigmented Villonodular Synovitis (PVNS)
Osteomyelitis
Anorexia Nervosa
Chondroblastoma
Chondroblastoma in the Shoulder
Complex Regional Pain Syndrome
Lipoblastoma
Leukemia
Leukemia, Assessing for Asymmetry
Myositis Ossificans
Normal Patchy Bone Marrow
Osteoblastoma
Adamantinoma
Osteoid Osteoma in the Foot
Osteoid Osteoma in the Finger
Salter-Harris Classification
Salter-Harris I Injury
Salter-Harris II Injury
Salter-Harris III Injury
Salter-Harris IV Injury