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Soft Tissue Signs- The Ankle
Introduction An equivocal fracture appearance should be considered in the context of other information such as Patient history Clinical presentation Radiographic soft tissue signs This page will examine the radiographic soft tissue signs of bony injury of the ankle- what they are, their plain film appearances, their limitations, and their utility. Ankle Effusion- The Teardrop…
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ARRS Case of the Week- Aug 21, 2017
NUCLEAR MEDICINE: Musculoskeletal Case Author: Gary A. Ulaner, MD, PhD, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center History 58-year-old woman with bilateral leg pain and stiffness. Imaging Findings Posterior (left) and anterior (right) planar bone scans show bilateral diffuse periosteal uptake in the lower extremities. Hypertrophic osteoarthropathy Insufficiency fractures Shin splints Synovitis Diagnosis Hypertrophic osteoarthropathy Teaching Points Hypertrophic…
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Liposclerosing Myxofibrous Tumour
J McNamee, G Briggs, D Gracey. Musgrave Park Hospital, Stockman’s Lane, Belfast, Norther Ireland BT9 7JB Section: Musculoskeletal System Published: 2012, Jul. 17 Patient: 53 year(s), female Clinical History Persistent left proximal hip pain for three months. Tender on examination. No history of trauma. Imaging Findings X-ray of the pelvis shows a well-defined lucency within…
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ARRS Case of the Week- August 14, 2017
MUSCULOSKELETAL IMAGING: Arthritis of the Proximal Joints Case Author: Kirkland W. Davis, MD, University of Wisconsin of School of Medicine, and Public Health History 55-year-old man with sciatica. Imaging Findings Coronal T1-weighted MR image of hips (A) and coronal fat-suppressed T2-weighted MR image of the left hip (B) show large intraarticular erosions of the femurs…
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Benign Bone Tumors
Radiology Key Benign Tumors and Tumor-Like Lesions III: Fibrous, Fibroosseous, and Fibrohistiocytic Lesions Fibrous Cortical Defect and Nonossifying Fibroma Fibrous cortical defects and nonossifying (nonosteogenic) fibromas are the most common fibrous lesions of bone and are predominantly seen in children and adolescents. More common in boys than in girls, they have a predilection for the…
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Orthopedic Hardware, UW Radiology
From the University of Washington Online Musculoskeletal Radiology Book. <-The Painful Joint Prosthesis | Scoliosis-> For some reason, many radiologists freak out when they are faced with reading out films with orthopedic hardware, and will mumble something vague along the lines of “Orthopedic hardware is seen and surgical changes are noted…..”, for fear that they will…
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ARRS Case of the Week: July 17, 2017
MUSCULOSKELETAL IMAGING: Arthritis of the Proximal Joints Case Author: Kirkland W. Davis, MD, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health History 18-year-old woman with recurrent knee pain. Imaging Findings Lateral (A) and anteroposterior (B) radiographs of the right knee show joint space narrowing, large subchondral cysts, osseous deformity with remodeling and ballooning of…