Question 1

The condition that displays generalized platyspondyly with endplate irregularities and classic "heaped up" endplates with trunk dwarfism is __________.

Accepted Answer

A)   achondroplasia
B)   spondyloepiphyseal dysplasia
C)   Down syndrome
D)   Van Buchem disease

Question 2

Which of the following is the most common dwarfing skeletal dysplasia?

Accepted Answer

A)   Cleidocranial dysplasia
B)   Diastrophic dysplasia
C)   Achondroplasia
D)   Chondroectodermal dysplasia

Question 3

Distribution of the thick, wavy periosteal new bone discovered on radiographic examination of an adult patient with lower limb pain is likely to be along a __________.

Accepted Answer

A)   spinal scleratome
B)   peripheral nerve
C)   dermatome
D)   fascial plane line

Question 4

Which syndrome is most commonly associated with developing vertebrae that are oval in shape with centrally-located beak-like anterior appearance?

Accepted Answer

A)   Hunter
B)   San Filippo
C)   Hurler
D)   Morquio

Question 5

When are most cases of achondroplasia diagnosed?

Accepted Answer

A)   Birth
B)   Infancy
C)   Adolescence
D)   Early adulthood

Question 6

Which of the following is not commonly associated with Marfan syndrome?

Accepted Answer

A)   Dilatation and aneurysms of the ascending thoracic aorta
B)   Mitral valve prolapse
C)   Multiple block segments
D)   Scoliosis

Question 7

What percentage of Down syndrome patients demonstrate congenital laxity of the transverse portion of the cruciate ligament of C1?

Accepted Answer

A)   1% to 5%
B)   6% to 10%
C)   11% to 20%
D)   21% to 30%

Question 8

Dysplasia epiphysealis hemimelica is also known as __________.

Accepted Answer

A)   Morquio syndrome
B)   Trevor disease
C)   Conradi-Hünermann syndrome
D)   Ellis-van Creveld syndrome

Question 9

Which of the following diseases is most radiographically similar to pyknodysostosis?

Accepted Answer

A)   Scheuermann disease
B)   Osteopetrosis
C)   Osteogenesis imperfecta
D)   Van Buchem disease

Question 10

Frontal and occipital bossing, micrognathia, thinned portions of the calvarium, distal tuft hypoplasia, multiple wormian bones, and sclerosis of the spine are common radiographic findings associated with __________.

Accepted Answer

A)   pyknodysostosis
B)   osteogenesis imperfecta
C)   Scheuermann disease
D)   Klippel-Feil syndrome

Question 11

Radiographic examination of an 18-year-old female patient with hand pain demonstrates a short fourth metacarpal. Which of the following syndromes is most likely if this patient also discloses history of ovarian dysgenesis and horseshoe kidney?

Accepted Answer

A)   Klinefelter
B)   Turner
C)   Hurler
D)   Hunter

Exam 8: Congenital Diseases

Distribution of the thick, wavy periosteal new bone discovered on radiographic examination of an adult patient with lower limb pain is likely to be along a __________.

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Radiographic examination of an 18-year-old female patient with hand pain demonstrates a short fourth metacarpal. Which of the following syndromes is most likely if this patient also discloses history of ovarian dysgenesis and horseshoe kidney?

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Dysplasia epiphysealis hemimelica is also known as __________.

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Which of the following is not commonly associated with Marfan syndrome?

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The condition that displays generalized platyspondyly with endplate irregularities and classic "heaped up" endplates with trunk dwarfism is __________.

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Frontal and occipital bossing, micrognathia, thinned portions of the calvarium, distal tuft hypoplasia, multiple wormian bones, and sclerosis of the spine are common radiographic findings associated with __________.

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When are most cases of achondroplasia diagnosed?

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What percentage of Down syndrome patients demonstrate congenital laxity of the transverse portion of the cruciate ligament of C1?

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Which of the following is the most common dwarfing skeletal dysplasia?

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Which of the following diseases is most radiographically similar to pyknodysostosis?

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Which syndrome is most commonly associated with developing vertebrae that are oval in shape with centrally-located beak-like anterior appearance?

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Exam 8: Congenital Diseases

Distribution of the thick, wavy periosteal new bone discovered on radiographic examination of an adult patient with lower limb pain is likely to be along a __________.

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Radiographic examination of an 18-year-old female patient with hand pain demonstrates a short fourth metacarpal. Which of the following syndromes is most likely if this patient also discloses history of ovarian dysgenesis and horseshoe kidney?

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Dysplasia epiphysealis hemimelica is also known as __________.

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Which of the following is not commonly associated with Marfan syndrome?

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The condition that displays generalized platyspondyly with endplate irregularities and classic "heaped up" endplates with trunk dwarfism is __________.

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Frontal and occipital bossing, micrognathia, thinned portions of the calvarium, distal tuft hypoplasia, multiple wormian bones, and sclerosis of the spine are common radiographic findings associated with __________.

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When are most cases of achondroplasia diagnosed?

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What percentage of Down syndrome patients demonstrate congenital laxity of the transverse portion of the cruciate ligament of C1?

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Which of the following is the most common dwarfing skeletal dysplasia?

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Which of the following diseases is most radiographically similar to pyknodysostosis?

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Which syndrome is most commonly associated with developing vertebrae that are oval in shape with centrally-located beak-like anterior appearance?

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