Benign Tumors and Tumor-Like Lesions IV: Miscellaneous Lesions Simple Bone Cyst The simple bone cyst (SBC), also called a unicameral bone cyst, is a tumor-like lesion of unknown cause, representing…
Anomalies of the Upper and Lower Limbs Anomalies of the Shoulder Girdle and Upper Limbs Congenital Elevation of the Scapula Sprengel deformity, as congenital elevation of the scapula is also…
Scoliosis and Anomalies with General Affliction of the Skeleton Scoliosis Regardless of its cause (Fig. 33.1), scoliosis is defined as a lateral curvature of the spine occurring in the coronal…
Upper Limb II: Elbow Elbow Trauma to the elbow is commonly encountered in all age groups but is particularly common in childhood when children, as toddlers, often sustain elbow injuries….
Radiologic Evaluation of the Arthritides In its general meaning, the term arthritis indicates an abnormality of the joint as the result of a degenerative, inflammatory, infectious, or metabolic process (Fig….
Malignant Bone Tumors II: Miscellaneous Tumors Fibrosarcoma and Malignant Fibrous Histiocytoma Fibrosarcoma and malignant fibrous histiocytoma (MFH) are malignant fibrogenic tumors that have very similar radiographic presentations and histologic patterns….
Benign Tumors and Tumor-Like Lesions II: Lesions of Cartilaginous Origin Benign Chondroblastic Lesions Diagnosis of a bone lesion as originating from cartilage is usually a simple task for the radiologist….
Inflammatory Arthritides The inflammatory arthritides comprise a group of different and for the most part systemic disorders (see Fig. 12.1) that have in common one important feature: inflammatory pannus eroding…
Degenerative Joint Disease Osteoarthritis Degenerative joint disease (osteoarthritis, osteoarthrosis) is the most common form of arthritis. In its primary (idiopathic) form, it affects individuals aged 50 years and older; in…
