May 2009 News Headlines

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Correlation between radiographic assessment and quality of life after total knee arthroplasty

The Knee

Real time spatial compound ultrasound in the evaluation of meniscal injuries: A comparison study with conventional ultrasound and MRI

The Knee

Clinical significance of meniscal abnormalities on magnetic resonance imaging in an older population

The Knee

Low–intensity pulsed ultrasound: Nonunions

Indian Journal of Orthopaedics Free Full Text   

Magnetic Resonance Imaging of the Hand in Systemic Sclerosis

Journal of Rheumatology

Rheumatoid Arthritis: Evaluation with Contrast–enhanced CT with Digital Bone Masking

Radiology

Measurement of spinal canal narrowing, interpedicular widening, and vertebral compression in spinal burst fractures: plain radiographs versus multidetector computed tomography

Skeletal Radiology

Can magnetic resonance imaging accurately predict concordant pain provocation during provocative disc injection

Skeletal Radiology

How Severe are Initially Undetected Injuries to the Knee Accompanying a Femoral Shaft Fracture

Journal of Trauma

The Accuracy of Magnetic Resonance Imaging Scanning and Its Influence on Management Decisions in Knee Surgery

Arthroscopy

A Occult and Regular Combination Injury: The Posterior Malleolar Fracture Associated With Spiral Tibial Shaft Fracture

Journal of Trauma

Articular facets syndrome: diagnostic grading and treatment options

European Spine Journal

Reproducibility of trabecular structure analysis using flat–panel volume computed tomography

Skeletal Radiology

Axial Linear Patellar Displacement: A New Measurement of Patellofemoral Congruence

American Journal of Sports Medicine

Magnetic Resonance Imaging of the Postoperative Meniscus

Arthroscopy

Is a single direct MR arthrography series in ABER position as accurate in detecting anteroinferior labroligamentous lesions as conventional MR arthography

Skeletal Radiology

Patellar height measurement in trochlear dysplasia

Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy

Limitations of Single Slice Dynamic Contrast Enhanced MR in Pharmacokinetic Modeling of Bone Sarcomas

Acta Radiologica

Do Intraoperative Radiographs in Scoliosis Surgery Reflect Radiographic Result

Clinical Orthopedics and Related Research

Agreement in the Interpretation of Magnetic Resonance Images of the Lumbar Spine

Acta Radiologica

Axial STIR MRI: a faster method for confirming femoral head reduction in DDH

Journal of Children's Orthopaedics

Neonatal foot deformities and their relationship to developmental dysplasia of the hip

The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery (British Volume)

Analysis of callus pattern of tibia lengthening in achondroplasia and a novel method of regeneration assessment using pixel values

Skeletal Radiology

Stress fractures of the base of the metatarsal bones in young trainee ballet dancers

International Orthopaedics

Uninstrumented posterolateral spinal arthrodesis: is it the gold standard technique for I° and II° grade spondylolisthesis in adolescence

European Spine Journal

An investigation of the reproducibility of ultrasound measures of abdominal muscle activation in patients with chronic non–specific low back pain

European Spine Journal

Quantitative Assessment of Rotatory Instability After Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction

American Journal of Sports Medicine

Percutaneous fusion of the sacroiliac joint with hollow modular anchorage screws

The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery (British Volume)

Stress Fracture of Bilateral Posterior Facet After Insertion of Interspinous Implant

Spine

Bilateral Pneumothoraces, Pneumomediastinum, Pneumoperitoneum, Pneumoretroperitoneum, and Subcutaneous Emphysema After Thoracoscopic Anterior Fracture Stabilization

Spine

The use of ultrasound–guided wire localisation in orthopaedics

The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery (British Volume)

Perioperative and short–term advantages of mini–open approach for lumbar spinal fusion

European Spine Journal

Magnetic Resonance Imaging in Acute Traumatic and Chronic Meniscal Tears of the Knee: A Diagnostic Accuracy Study in Young Adults

American Journal of Sports Medicine

A Dynamic Ultrasound Examination for the Diagnosis of Ankle Syndesmotic Injury in Professional Athletes: A Preliminary Study

American Journal of Sports Medicine

Eagle syndrome

Indian Journal of Radiology and Imaging

DISH of the cervical spine causing epiglottis impingement

Indian Journal of Radiology and Imaging

Audit of ultrasound and decision to operate in groin pain of unknown aetiology with ultrasound technique explained

Clinical Radiology

Evaluation of the diagnostic utility of spinal magnetic resonance imaging in axial spondylarthritis

Arthritis & Rheumatism

Bone stimulation for fracture healing: What's all the fuss

Indian Journal of Orthopaedics Free Full Text   

Musculoskeletal sonography of the normal foot

Skeletal Radiology

Focal lesions of the patella

Skeletal Radiology

Radiographic and Patient Factors Associated with Pre–Radiographic Osteoarthritis in Hip Dysplasia

Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery

Humeral Head Arthroplasty and Meniscal Allograft Resurfacing of the Glenoid

Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery

Long–segment intramedullary spinal dermoid

Indian Journal of Radiology and Imaging

Pachydermoperiostosis or primary hypertrophic osteoarthropathy: A rare clinicoradiologic case

Indian Journal of Radiology and Imaging

Psammomatoid and trabecular variants of juvenile ossifying fibroma–two case reports

Indian Journal of Radiology and Imaging

Two–year results of interspinous spacer implantation in 175 patients with neurologic intermittent claudication due to lumbar spinal stenosis

European Spine Journal

Is there a way to diagnose spinal instability in acute burst fractures by performing ultrasound

European Spine Journal

Phase–sensitive X–ray imaging of synovial joints

Osteoarthritis and Cartilage

F–18 FDG PET/CT of Polymyalgia Rheumatica

Clinical Nuclear Medicine

Delayed Epiphyseal Closure Seen on Tc–99m Methylene Disphosphonate Bone Scan in Association With Hypopituitarism

Clinical Nuclear Medicine

Tuberculosis of the Spine on Tc–99m MDP Bone Scan: Additional Role of SPECT–CT

Clinical Nuclear Medicine

Retroperitoneal Extraskeletal Osteosarcoma: Imaging Findings and Transarterial Chemoembolization

Cardiovascular and Interventional Radiology

Does Wallis implant reduce adjacent segment degeneration above lumbosacral instrumented fusion

European Spine Journal

Radiographic results of combined Salter innominate and femoral osteotomy in Legg–Calvé–Perthes disease in older children

Journal of Children's Orthopaedics

Longitudinal changes in rheumatoid arthritis after rituximab administration assessed by quantitative and dynamic contrast–enhanced 3–T MR imaging

European Radiology

Total wrist arthroplasty–a review of patients with dysfunctional wrists

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Surgery

Transcarpal migration of a broken kirschner wire causing ulnar neuropraxia

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Surgery

Molecular MR imaging for the evaluation of the effect of dynamic stabilization on lumbar intervertebral discs

European Spine Journal

Metaphyseal Fragmentation with Physiologic Bowing: A Finding Not to Be Confused with the Classic Metaphyseal Lesion

American Journal of Roentgenology

The Utility of Bedside Ultrasonography in Identifying Fractures and Guiding Fracture Reduction in Children

Pediatric Emergency Care

Imaging of the haemorrhagic complications of the haemophilias

Journal of Medical Imaging and Radiation Oncology (JMIRO)

Reproducibility and sensitivity to change of a new method of computer measurement of joint space width in hip osteoarthritis. Performance of three radiographic views obtained at a 3–year interval

Osteoarthritis and Cartilage

Technical advances in minimally invasive interbody fusion for the treatment of lumbar radiculopathy

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Surgery

Bone Marrow Edema Syndrome in Postpartal Women: Treatment with Iloprost

Orthopedic Clinics of North America

In–office magnetic resonance imaging to monitor responses to therapy in rheumatoid arthritis

Rheumatology International

Radiofrequency and microwave ablation of the liver, lung, kidney, and bone

Current Problems in Diagnostic Radiology

The Mandibular Angle as a Landmark for Identification of Cervical Spinal Level

Spine

Reliability of high–resolution ultrasonography in the assessment of Achilles tendon enthesopathy in seronegative spondyloarthropathies

Annals of Rheumatic Diseases

Association between psoas abscess and prosthetic hip infection: a case–control study

Acta Orthopaedica

Do physical diagnostic tests accurately detect meniscal tears

Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy

Bone healing of severe acetabular defects after revision arthroplasty

Acta Orthopaedica

Pain in the Butt: Spectrum of Gluteal Region Abnormalities in Children

American Journal of Roentgenology

Management of Occult Fractures in the Skeletally Immature Patient: Cost Analysis of Implementing a Limited Trauma Magnetic Resonance Imaging Protocol

Pediatric Emergency Care

Palmar bowing of the flexor retinaculum on wrist MRI correlates with subjective reports of pain in carpal tunnel syndrome

Journal of Magnetic Resonance Imaging

Evidence–based outcomes of studies addressing diagnostic accuracy of MRI of juvenile idiopathic arthritis

American Journal of Roentgenology

Inorganic antimicrobial coating for titanium alloy and its effect on bacteria

Journal of Orthopaedic Science

Use of Doppler in the diagnosis of hypothenar hammer syndrome

Occupational Medicine

Radiographic analysis of commonly prescribed scapular exercises

Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery

Doxycycline Sclerotherapy of an Intraosseous Femoral Lymphatic Malformation: Case Report and Literature Review

Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology

Quantification of the Radiographic Joint Space Width of the Ankle

Clinical Orthopedics and Related Research

Neuropathic Pain in Temporomandibular Joint Disorders: Case–Control Analysis by MR Imaging

American Journal of Neuroradiology

MRI evaluation of anterior knee pain: predicting response to nonoperative treatment

Skeletal Radiology

Learning from the learning curve in total hip resurfacing: a radiographic analysis

Archives of Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgery

Acute effects of sustained isometric knee extension on cerebral and muscle oxygenation responses

Clinical Physiology and Functional Imaging

Clinical features and prognostic factors in patients with bone metastases from hepatocellular carcinoma receiving external beam radiotherapy

Cancer

Compared imaging of the rheumatoid cervical spine: Prevalence study and associated factors

Joint, Bone, Spine

Diagnosis of Osteomyelitis in Children: Utility of Fat–Suppressed Contrast–Enhanced MRI

American Journal of Roentgenology

Musculocutaneous Chronic Graft–Versus–Host Disease: MRI Follow–Up of Patients Undergoing Immunosuppressive Therapy

American Journal of Roentgenology

Normal Appearance and Complications of Double–Bundle and Selective–Bundle Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstructions Using Optimal MRI Techniques

American Journal of Roentgenology

Ultrasound of Wrist Pain

Current Problems in Diagnostic Radiology

Osteolytic lesion of greater tuberosity in calcific tendinitis of the shoulder

Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery

Sleep apnea in rheumatoid arthritis patients with occipitocervical lesions: The prevalence and associated radiographic features

European Spine Journal

Pyogenic Osteomyelitis of the Atlas: A Case Report

Spine

Surface Topography of Viable Articular Cartilage Measured with Scanning White Light Interferometry

Osteoarthritis and Cartilage

Systematic Review of Cervical Discography as a Diagnostic Test for Chronic Spinal Pain

Pain Physician Free Full Text   

Comparison of Standard Hip MR Arthrographic Imaging Planes and Sequences for Detection of Arthroscopically Proven Labral Tear

American Journal of Roentgenology

Vertebral Fracture Assessment in Supine Position: Comparison by Using Conventional Semiquantitative Radiography and Visual Radiography

Radiology

Comparison of 1.0–T Extremity MR and 1.5–T Conventional High–Field–Strength MR in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis

Radiology

Reliability of Low–Radiation Dose CT in the Assessment of Screw Placement After Posterior Scoliosis Surgery, Evaluated With a New Grading System

Spine

Which Lateral Radiographic Positioning Technique Provides the Most Reliable and Functional Representation of a Patients Sagittal Balance

Spine

Childhood Burkitt Lymphoma: Abdominal and Pelvic Imaging Findings

American Journal of Roentgenology

Prevalence and Pattern of Lumbar Magnetic Resonance Imaging Changes in a Population Study of One Thousand Forty–Three Individuals

Spine

Radiofrequency Ablation of Spinal Osteoid Osteoma: Clinical Outcome

Spine

Does the Fists–on–Clavicles Position Represent a Functional Standing Position

Spine

A new low–field extremity magnetic resonance imaging and proposed compact MRI score: evaluation of anti–tumor necrosis factor biologics on rheumatoid arthritis

Modern Rheumatology

The incidence of accessory navicular bone types in Turkish subjects

Surgical and Radiologic Anatomy

The Factors That Play a Role in the Decision–Making Process of Adult Deformity Patients

Spine

Motor Control Patterns During an Active Straight Leg Raise in Chronic Pelvic Girdle Pain Subjects

Spine

Correction of Blounts disease by a multi–axial external fixation system

Journal of Children's Orthopaedics

Computed Tomography Evaluation of Rotation Correction in Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis

Spine

Are C1–2 Punctures for Routine Cervical Myelography below the Standard of Care

American Journal of Neuroradiology

Three–Dimensional Analysis of Thoracic Apical Sagittal Alignment in Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis

Spine

Diameter, Length, and Direction of Pedicle Screws for Scoliotic Spine: Analysis by Multiplanar Reconstruction of Computed Tomography

Spine

An unusual combination of divergent carpometacarpal joints dislocations, distal radius fracture, and posterior elbow dislocation

Injury Extra Free Full Text