| December 13, 2002 |
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Pelvic Radiography in Blunt Trauma Resuscitation: A
Diminishing Role
- Journal of Trauma
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Conclusion:
The PXR has limited sensitivity for detecting pelvic
fractures compared with CT scanning. Selected
hemodynamically stable patients who undergo CT scanning
during their immediate resuscitation do not need a routine
PXR. The PXR may continue to be beneficial in unstable
patients, those with positive physical findings, or those
who cannot undergo CT scanning because of other clinical
priorities... |
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Ribbing disease: radiographic and biochemical
characterization, lack of response to pamidronate
- Skeletal Radiology |
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Conclusion:
Serial radiographs, CT, bone scans, and MRI all demonstrated
disease progression with pamidronate treatment. In this
report we present for the first time the finding of bone
marrow edema with MRI as well as disease progression during
intravenous pamidronate treatment... |
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Unusual florid skeletal manifestations of primary
hyperparathyroidism
- Skeletal Radiology |
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We report a
case of primary hyperparathyroidism (PHPT) with advanced and
unusual skeletal manifestations - a rare occurrence in
developed countries nowadays. The literature is briefly
reviewed... |
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Autosomal dominant precocious osteoarthropathy due
to a mutation of the cartilage oligomeric matrix protein
(COMP) gene: further expansion of the phenotypic variations
of COMP defects
- Skeletal Radiology |
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Conclusion:
Unlike previously reported cases with the Ribbing type, the
present patients did not have short stature or
brachydactyly. This report expands further the phenotypic
variations of COMP defects... |
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Gorham-Stout disease of the shoulder girdle and
cervico-thoracic spine: fatal course in a 65-year-old woman
- Skeletal Radiology |
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Conclusion:
The results of the clinical, radiological and
histopathologic examination leading to the diagnosis of
Gorham-Stout disease are described. Neither attempted
surgery nor radiotherapy produced clinical improvement and
the patient died 1 year after the first clinical
evaluation... |
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December 06, 2002 |
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The reliability of quantitative analysis on digital
images of the scoliotic spine
- European Spine Journal |
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It can be
concluded that the reliability of our new method for
quantifying geometrical variables on digital reconstruction
images is better than measurements on conventional
roentgenograms in previously published reports. The
presented method is therefore considered to be more accurate
for research of spinal deformities and more adequate for
clinical management of scoliosis... |
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Clinical outcome and radiographic results after
operative treatment of Scheuermann's disease
- European Spine Journal |
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Our series
showed relatively fair outcome after operative treatment in
Scheuermann's disease. Therefore, the indication for surgery
in patients with Scheuermann's disease can be questioned...
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December 05, 2002 |
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Radiographic study of the anatomic relationships of
the greater tuberosity
- Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery
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Accurate
reproduction of the anatomic relationship is important in
nonconstrained prosthetic arthroplasty. However, the
geometry of the glenohumeral joint for prosthetic components
has not been established. In this study, we evaluated the
relationship between the position of the greater tuberosity
and various geometric measurements in the glenohumeral joint
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Acromial shapes and extension of rotator cuff tears:
Magnetic resonance imaging evaluation
- Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery
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Magnetic
resonance imaging makes it possible to inspect the status of
the rotator cuff and the shape of the acromion. To clarify
the relationship between acromial shapes and rotator cuff
tears, we evaluated magnetic resonance images obtained in
192 shoulders. We classified the acromial shapes into 3
types: type I (flat), type II (curved), and type III
(hooked) ... |
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December 04, 2002 |
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Three-dimensional imaging for the surgical treatment
of idiopathic scoliosis in adolescents
- Canadian Journal of Surgery |
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Scoliosis is
not simply a lateral deviation of the spine but is a complex
deformity of the entire trunk. Recent advances in
3-dimensional (3-D) imaging have improved our understanding
of the 3-D nature of adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS)
and have resulted in the development of a new generation of
spinal instrumentation. Stereophotogrammetry, computed
tomography, magnetic resonance imaging and surface
topography all have their specific 3-D applications and
relevance in the clinical management of AIS...
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