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Basilar invagination (mnemonic)

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A mnemonic to help recall the ~~cases~~causes of basilar invagination is:

PF ROACH

Mnemonic

P: Paget disease of bone
F: fibrous dysplasia
R: rheumatoid arthritis, rickets
O: osteogenesis imperfecta, osteomalacia
A: achondroplasia
C: Chiari I and Chiari II, cleidocranial dysostosis
H: hyperparathyroidism

~~-<p>A <strong>mnemonic</strong> to help recall the cases of <a href="/articles/basilar-invagination">basilar invagination</a> is:</p><ul><li>PF ROACH</li></ul><h4>Mnemonic</h4><ul>~~
+<p>A <strong>mnemonic</strong> to help recall the causes of <a href="/articles/basilar-invagination">basilar invagination</a> is:</p><ul><li>PF ROACH</li></ul><h4>Mnemonic</h4><ul>
~~-<strong>P: </strong><a href="/articles/paget-disease-of-bone-2">Paget disease of bone</a>~~
+<strong>P: </strong><a href="/articles/paget-disease-bone">Paget disease of bone</a>

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