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MedGen UID:
895165
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C4086922
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Finding

Definition

The absence of bone tissue. [from NCI]

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CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
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Professional guidelines

PubMed

Diagnosing neonatal transphyseal fractures of the distal humerus.
Kay M, Simpkins C, Shipman P, Whitewood C
J Med Imaging Radiat Oncol 2017 Aug;61(4):494-499. Epub 2017 Mar 27 doi: 10.1111/1754-9485.12607. PMID: 28345195
Early diagnosis and treatment of hinge abduction in Legg-Perthes disease.
Reinker KA
J Pediatr Orthop 1996 Jan-Feb;16(1):3-9. doi: 10.1097/00004694-199601000-00002. PMID: 8747346

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

The sphenozygomatic fissure.
Rusu MC, Pop F, Săndulescu M
Folia Morphol (Warsz) 2021;80(1):219-221. Epub 2020 Feb 19 doi: 10.5603/FM.a2020.0018. PMID: 32073134
Diagnosing neonatal transphyseal fractures of the distal humerus.
Kay M, Simpkins C, Shipman P, Whitewood C
J Med Imaging Radiat Oncol 2017 Aug;61(4):494-499. Epub 2017 Mar 27 doi: 10.1111/1754-9485.12607. PMID: 28345195
Normal radiological unossified hip joint space and femoral head size development during growth in 675 children and adolescents.
Wegener V, Jorysz G, Arnoldi A, Utzschneider S, Wegener B, Jansson V, Heimkes B
Clin Anat 2017 Mar;30(2):267-275. Epub 2016 Nov 27 doi: 10.1002/ca.22807. PMID: 27889923
Complications of pediatric elbow dislocations and monteggia fracture-dislocations.
Kozin SH, Abzug JM, Safier S, Herman MJ
Instr Course Lect 2015;64:493-8. PMID: 25745932
Fractures of the humerus in the neonatal period.
Sherr-Lurie N, Bialik GM, Ganel A, Schindler A, Givon U
Isr Med Assoc J 2011 Jun;13(6):363-5. PMID: 21809735

Diagnosis

Hand and Wrist Injuries in the Pediatric Athlete.
Zlotolow DA, Kozin SH
Clin Sports Med 2020 Apr;39(2):457-479. doi: 10.1016/j.csm.2020.01.001. PMID: 32115094
Pediatric musculoskeletal ultrasound: a pictorial essay.
Barbuto L, Di Serafino M, Della Vecchia N, Rea G, Esposito F, Vezzali N, Ferro F, Caprio MG, Vola EA, Romeo V, Vallone G
J Ultrasound 2019 Dec;22(4):491-502. Epub 2018 Nov 9 doi: 10.1007/s40477-018-0337-y. PMID: 30414082Free PMC Article
Physes around the shoulder girdle: normal development and injury patterns.
Anwar I, Amiras D, Khanna M, Walker M
Clin Radiol 2016 Jul;71(7):702-9. Epub 2016 Apr 23 doi: 10.1016/j.crad.2016.03.008. PMID: 27114286
Complications of pediatric elbow dislocations and monteggia fracture-dislocations.
Kozin SH, Abzug JM, Safier S, Herman MJ
Instr Course Lect 2015;64:493-8. PMID: 25745932
Calcaneal apophysitis (Sever disease).
Hendrix CL
Clin Podiatr Med Surg 2005 Jan;22(1):55-62, vi. doi: 10.1016/j.cpm.2004.08.011. PMID: 15555843

Therapy

Outcomes in children with delayed surgical treatment of medial humeral condyle fractures.
Wu X, Chen T, Canavese F, Lu Y, Chen S
Int Orthop 2024 Aug;48(8):2101-2112. Epub 2024 May 15 doi: 10.1007/s00264-024-06193-6. PMID: 38750257
Effect of the Prenatal Exposure of Khat on the Skeleton of Developing Rabbit Embryo: Morphometric and Gross Anatomical Study.
El Nahla S, Abdul-Mughni A, Dessouki A, Hassan S
Fetal Pediatr Pathol 2022 Jun;41(3):381-395. Epub 2020 Oct 7 doi: 10.1080/15513815.2020.1827319. PMID: 33026921
Delayed treatment of a neonatal type-I Monteggia fracture-dislocation: a case report.
Smith WR, Kozin SH, Zlotolow DA
J Pediatr Orthop B 2018 Mar;27(2):142-146. doi: 10.1097/BPB.0000000000000439. PMID: 28252480
MRI as a reliable and accurate method for assessment of posterior hip dislocation in children and adolescents without the risk of radiation exposure.
Mayer SW, Stewart JR, Fadell MF, Kestel L, Novais EN
Pediatr Radiol 2015 Aug;45(9):1355-62. Epub 2015 Mar 24 doi: 10.1007/s00247-015-3317-9. PMID: 25801904
Confocal laser scanning microscopic analysis of collagen scaffolding patterns in cranial sutures.
Warren SM, Walder B, Dec W, Longaker MT, Ting K
J Craniofac Surg 2008 Jan;19(1):198-203. doi: 10.1097/scs.0b013e31815c8a9a. PMID: 18216689Free PMC Article

Prognosis

Assessment of sacral ratio in patients with anorectal malformations: Can magnetic resonance imaging replace conventional radiograph?
Krois W, Palmisani F, Gröpel P, Feil P, Metzelder ML, Patsch JM, Reck-Burneo CA
J Pediatr Surg 2021 Nov;56(11):1993-1997. Epub 2021 Jan 16 doi: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2021.01.013. PMID: 33485613
Physes around the shoulder girdle: normal development and injury patterns.
Anwar I, Amiras D, Khanna M, Walker M
Clin Radiol 2016 Jul;71(7):702-9. Epub 2016 Apr 23 doi: 10.1016/j.crad.2016.03.008. PMID: 27114286
MR imaging of normal epiphyseal development and common epiphyseal disorders.
Jaimes C, Chauvin NA, Delgado J, Jaramillo D
Radiographics 2014 Mar-Apr;34(2):449-71. doi: 10.1148/rg.342135070. PMID: 24617691
Sprengel deformity: morphometric assessment and surgical treatment by the modified green procedure.
Wada A, Nakamura T, Fujii T, Takamura K, Yanagida H, Yamaguchi T, Kubota H, Oketani Y
J Pediatr Orthop 2014 Jan;34(1):55-62. doi: 10.1097/BPO.0b013e318288b407. PMID: 23774200
Fractures of the humerus in the neonatal period.
Sherr-Lurie N, Bialik GM, Ganel A, Schindler A, Givon U
Isr Med Assoc J 2011 Jun;13(6):363-5. PMID: 21809735

Clinical prediction guides

Outcomes in children with delayed surgical treatment of medial humeral condyle fractures.
Wu X, Chen T, Canavese F, Lu Y, Chen S
Int Orthop 2024 Aug;48(8):2101-2112. Epub 2024 May 15 doi: 10.1007/s00264-024-06193-6. PMID: 38750257
Radiographic characterization of acute scaphoid fractures in children under 11 years of age.
Nguyen MK, Arkader A, Kaplan SL, Guariento A, Hong S, Moore ZR, Nguyen JC
Pediatr Radiol 2021 Aug;51(9):1690-1695. Epub 2021 Mar 30 doi: 10.1007/s00247-021-05052-5. PMID: 33783579
Assessment of sacral ratio in patients with anorectal malformations: Can magnetic resonance imaging replace conventional radiograph?
Krois W, Palmisani F, Gröpel P, Feil P, Metzelder ML, Patsch JM, Reck-Burneo CA
J Pediatr Surg 2021 Nov;56(11):1993-1997. Epub 2021 Jan 16 doi: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2021.01.013. PMID: 33485613
Community-acquired staphylococcal musculoskeletal infection in infants and young children: necessity of contrast-enhanced MRI for the diagnosis of growth cartilage involvement.
Browne LP, Guillerman RP, Orth RC, Patel J, Mason EO, Kaplan SL
AJR Am J Roentgenol 2012 Jan;198(1):194-9. doi: 10.2214/AJR.10.5730. PMID: 22194497
Magnetic resonance imaging of bilateral lateral congenital dislocations of unossified patellae.
Calisir C, Inan U, Yilmaz O
Skeletal Radiol 2006 Jun;35(6):406-9. Epub 2005 Nov 25 doi: 10.1007/s00256-005-0045-5. PMID: 16308717

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