Bony sequestrum (mnemonic)
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Mnemonics to help remember common causes of bony sequestrum include:
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- LIFE
- FILE
Mnemonics
E-FILM
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E:
-eosinophilic granuloma -
F:
-fibrosarcoma -
I:
-infection (brodie abscess) -
L:
-lymphoma (skeletal lymphoma) - M: malignant fibrous histiocytoma or metastasis (especially from breast carcinoma)
LIFE / FILE/FILE
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L:
-lymphoma (skeletal lymphoma) -
I
-: infection (brodie abscess) -
F:
-fibrosarcoma -
E:
-eosinophilic granuloma
Notice that an osteoid osteoma will often give an appearance of a sequestration when the nidus is partially calcified.
-<p><strong>Mnemonics</strong> to help remember common causes of bony <a title="Sequestrum" href="/articles/sequestrum">sequestrum</a> include:</p><ul>-<li>E-FILM</li>- +<p><strong>Mnemonics</strong> to help remember common causes of bony <a href="/articles/sequestrum">sequestrum</a> include:</p><ul>
- +<li>E-FILM</li>
-<li>FILE</li>- +<li>FILE</li>
-<li>-<strong style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">E - </strong><a style="COLOR: rgb(45,83,154)" title="Eosinophilic granuloma (EG)" href="/articles/skeletal-manifestations-of-langerhans-cell-histiocytosis">eosinophilic granuloma</a> </li>-<li>-<strong>F</strong> - fibrosarcoma</li>-<li>-<strong>I</strong><strong style="font-weight: bold;"> -</strong> <a style="color: rgb(45, 83, 154);" title="Osteomyelitis" href="/articles/osteomyelitis">infection</a> (<a style="color: rgb(45, 83, 154);" title="Brodie Abscess" href="/articles/brodie-abscess-1">brodie abscess</a>)</li>-<li>-<strong>L</strong> - lymphoma (<a style="COLOR: rgb(109,93,65)" title="skeletal lymphoma" href="/articles/missing">skeletal lymphoma</a>) </li>-<li>-<strong>M</strong> - <a style="COLOR: rgb(45,83,154)" title="Malignant fibrous histiocytoma (MFH)" href="/articles/malignant-fibrous-histiocytoma">malignant fibrous histiocytoma</a> or <a title="Breast cancer metastases" href="/articles/breast-cancer-metastases">metastasis (especially from breast carcinoma)</a>-</li>-</ul><h5>LIFE / FILE</h5><ul>-<li>-<strong>L</strong> - lymphoma (<a title="skeletal lymphoma" href="/articles/missing" style="color: rgb(109, 93, 65);">skeletal lymphoma</a>) </li>-<li>-<strong>I - </strong><a title="Osteomyelitis" href="/articles/osteomyelitis" style="color: rgb(45, 83, 154);">infection</a> (<a title="Brodie Abscess" href="/articles/brodie-abscess-1" style="color: rgb(45, 83, 154);">brodie abscess</a>)</li>-<li>-<strong style="font-weight: bold;"><strong>F</strong> -</strong> fibrosarcoma</li>-<li>-<strong style="font-weight: bold;">E -</strong> <a title="Eosinophilic granuloma (EG)" href="/articles/skeletal-manifestations-of-langerhans-cell-histiocytosis" style="color: rgb(45, 83, 154);">eosinophilic granuloma</a> </li>-</ul><p>Notice that an <a title="Osteoid osteoma" href="/articles/osteoid_osteoma">osteoid osteoma</a> will often give an appearance of a sequestration when the nidus is partially calcified.</p>- +<li>
- +<strong>E: </strong><a href="/articles/skeletal-manifestations-of-langerhans-cell-histiocytosis">eosinophilic granuloma</a> </li>
- +<li>
- +<strong>F: </strong>fibrosarcoma</li>
- +<li>
- +<strong>I: </strong><a href="/articles/osteomyelitis">infection</a> (<a href="/articles/brodie-abscess-1">brodie abscess</a>)</li>
- +<li>
- +<strong>L: </strong>lymphoma (<a href="/articles/missing">skeletal lymphoma</a>) </li>
- +<li>
- +<strong>M: </strong><a href="/articles/malignant-fibrous-histiocytoma">malignant fibrous histiocytoma</a> or <a href="/articles/breast-cancer-metastases">metastasis (especially from breast carcinoma)</a>
- +</li>
- +</ul><h5>LIFE/FILE</h5><ul>
- +<li>
- +<strong>L: </strong>lymphoma (<a href="/articles/missing">skeletal lymphoma</a>) </li>
- +<li>
- +<strong>I: </strong><a href="/articles/osteomyelitis">infection</a> (<a href="/articles/brodie-abscess-1">brodie abscess</a>)</li>
- +<li>
- +<strong><strong>F: </strong></strong>fibrosarcoma</li>
- +<li>
- +<strong>E: </strong><a href="/articles/skeletal-manifestations-of-langerhans-cell-histiocytosis">eosinophilic granuloma</a> </li>
- +</ul><p>Notice that an <a href="/articles/osteoid-osteoma">osteoid osteoma</a> will often give an appearance of a sequestration when the nidus is partially calcified.</p>
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