BIG G

BIG G is a mnemonic to help you remember the four most likely reasons for a lesion in the calcaneus on x-ray:

Bone cyst (unicameral)
Intraosseous lipoma
Ganglion (intraosseous)

Giant cell tumor

Mnemonics are a system such as a pattern of letters, ideas, or associations which assists in remembering something.

Other podiatry relevant mnemonics:

DANG THE RAPISTHaleem’s HenCORTICOSTEROIDSCornish Ladies Grow Special BegoniasPAD and DAB
Tom, Dick and A Very Nervous HarrySOCRATESTiny Dogs Are Not HuntersPREPSOCSPLASTER OF PARIS
ADMEFOG MACHINESMAD COPLOSS9 S's and 6 D's for Charcot's Foot
CLUBBINGBIG G

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