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A BB5-year-old BBboy B B has B B had B B a BBlimp BBfor BBthe B B past BB4 B B weeks BBwith BBintermittent BBpain B B at

BBthe B B foot. B B He BBremains BBnormally B B active BBand B B has BBno BBhistory B B of BBtrauma. B B He BBhas
BBno BBfevers, B B rashes, B B or BBswelling. B B Examination BBreveals BBtenderness BBat BBthe BBmid-dorsum BBof
BBthe BBfoot BBmedially. B B Radiographs BBare BBseen BBin B B Figures B B 1a BBand B B l BBb. B B Treatment
BBshould BBinclude BBwhich BBof BBthe BBfollowing?



1. MRl BBof BBthe BBfoot BB with BB gadolinium

2. Open B B biopsy BB of BB the B B lesion

3. Needle BB aspiration B B and BB culture, B B followed B B by BBantibiotic BB treatment

4. Observation BBor BBan BBorthotic BBarch BBsupport
5. Steroid BBinjection BBof BBthe


BBlesion BBPREFERRED BBRESPONSE:



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DISCUSSION: BBOsteochondrosis BBof BBthe BBtarsal BBnavicular BBis BBmost BBcommonly BBidentified
BBbetween BBthe BBages BBof BB2 BBand BB9 BByears. B B The BBcondition BBis BBbenign BBand BBself BBlimited
BBin BBnature. B B In BBpatients BBwith BBsevere BBpain, BBa BBperiod BBof BBcasting BBmay BBbe BBwarranted,
BBbut BBotherwise BBmanagement BBusually BBconsists BBof BBobservation BBor BBa BBsupportive BBorthotic.



REFERENCES: BBDiGiovanni BBCW, BBPatel BBA, BBCalfee BBR, BBet BBal: BBOsteonecrosis BBin BBthe BBfoot.
BB JAmBBAcad BBOrthop BBSurg BB2007; BB15 BB:208-217.
Williams BBGA, BBCowell BBHR: BBKohler's BBdisease BBof BBthe BBtarsal BBnavicular. BB Clin BBOrthop
BBRelat BBRes B B 198 BB1; BB158:53- BB58.

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A BB3 BB-year-old B B girl B B has B B had B B pain B B and B B swelling B B in BBher B B left B B thigh B B for B B the B B past B B 3

BB weeks. B B Her BBmother B B states B B she BBhas B B had B B a BBtemperature B B as B B high B B as B B 100.4
BB degrees BBF BB (38 B B degrees B B C) B B and B B a BBweight B B loss B B of BB5 B B pounds. B B A B B CBC BBshows BBa

BBWBC B B count BBof BB11 B B ,000/mm3 BB, B B an BBerythroc BByte BB sedimentation BBrate BB of BB13 B B mmlh,

BB and B B a B B C-reactive BBprotein B B of BB0.3. B B A BBradiograph BB is BB shown B B in B B Figure B B B B What
B B is B B the B B next B B step B B in B B management?



1. Biopsy B B and BBculture B B of BBthe B B lesion
2. MRI B B of BB the B B left B B femur

3. IV BB antibiotics B B for B B 6 BB weeks

4. Incision BB and BB drainage B B of BBthe B B left BB femur

5. Repeat BB radiograph BB in B B 3 BB months

P BBREFERRED B B RE BBSPONBBSE: B B 2



DI BBSCU BBSSION: BB The B B history BBand B B laboratory B B studies B B indicate BB that B B this B B is BB not BB an
BB infection. B B A BBlesion B B in B B this BBlocation B B and B B in B B this B B age B B group B B is BB likely BB a
B B Ewing's B B sarcoma. B B The B B presentation B B is B B usually B B a B B painful B B mass. BB About B B 20% B B of
BBpatients B B have BB a B B fever. B B The BB radiograph BB shows BB a B B typical B B mottled, BB permeative
BB lesion BBwith BBperiosteal B B reaction. B B B B An BB MRIscan BB should BB be B B obtained B B to B B further
BB evaluate BB the B B soft-tissue B B mass. B B B B Staging B B of B B the B B lesion B B should B B take B B place B B before

BBbiopsy, B B which B B should BBbe B B done B B by BBthe BBsurgeon B B who B B would BBbe B B perfo BBrming BBthe

BB next BB stage BB of BBsurgical BB treatment, BB ideally BB an BB orthopaedic BB oncologist.


REFE BBRENCE BBS: BB Gibbs BB CP BB Jr, B B Weber B B K, B B Scarborough B B MT: B B Malignant B B bone

B B tumors BB. B B Instr B B Course B B Lect BB2002;5 BB 1 BB:4 BB1 BB3-428.

Meyer BB IS, BB Nadel B B HR, BB Marina BB N, B B et BB al: B B Imaging B B guidelines B B for BB children
BB with BB Ewing B B s BBarcoma B B and BBosteosarcoma: B B A B B report B B from B B the B B Children's
B B Oncology B B Group B B Bone B B Tumor B B Committee. B B B B Pediatr BB Blood BBCancer BB2008;5 BB 1 BB:

BB1 6 3 - 1 BB70 BB. BB

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Question BB 3

A BB9-year-old BBgirl BBhas BBhad BBbilateral BBknee BBand BBleg BBpain BBfor BBthe BBpast BB2 BByears. B B The
BBfamily BBhas BBnoted BBincreasing BBdeformity BBin BBboth BBlower BBextremities. B B She BBis BBless BBthan
BBthe BBfifth BBpercentile BBfor BBheight. B B Examination BBreveals BBbilateral BBfemoral BBbowing, BBmild
BBmedial-lateral BBlaxity BBof BBthe BBknees, BBand BBthe BBdeformities BBshown BBin BBthe BBradiograph

BBseen BBin BBFigure BB3. B B What BBis BBthe BBmost BBlikely BBdiagnosis?


1. Renal B B osteodystrophy

2. Diastrophic B B dysplasia

3. Metaphyseal B B dysplasia

4. Osteogenesis BBimperfecta
5. Fibrous B B dysplasia



PREFERRED B B RESPONSE: BB BB1



DISCUSSION: BBThe BBwidening, BBbowing, BBand BBcupping BBof BBthe BBphyses BBindicate BBsome
BBform BBof BBmetabolic BBbone BBdisease; BBtherefore, BBthe BBmost BBlikely BBdiagnosis BBis BBrenal

BBosteodystrophy. B B The BBage BBof BBonset BBmakes
X- linked BBhypophosphatemic BBrickets BBless BBlikely. B B The BBground BBglass BBlesions BBand
BBwidening BBof BBthe BBmedullary BBcanal BBcharacteristic B B of BBfibrous BBdysplasia B B are BBnot BBpresent.

B B There B B are BBno BBfractures BBcreating BBthe BBdeformities BBindicating BBosteogenesis BBimperfecta.

B B There BBis BBan BBasymmetry BBof BBthe BBdeformities BBthat BBmakes BB diastrophic BBdysplasia BBless
BBlikely.



REFERENCES: BBGoldberg BBMJ, BBYassir BBW, BBSadeghi-NejadBBA: BBClinical BBanalysis BBof BBshort
BBstature. B B J BBPediatr BBOrthop BB2002;22:690-696.
Parmar BBVS, BBStanitski BBDF, BBStanitski BBCL: BBInterpretation BBof BBradiographs BBin BBa BBpediatric
BBlimb BBdeformity BBpractice: BBDo BBradiologists BBcontribute? B B J BBPediatr BBOrthop B B 1999;

BB19:732-734.