Miscellaneous Metabolic and Endocrine Disorders Familial Idiopathic Hyperphosphatasia Familial idiopathic hyperphosphatasia, also known as hyperostosis corticalis deformans juvenilis, familial osteoectasia, or juvenile Paget disease, is a rare autosomal recessive disorder…
Upper Limb I: Shoulder Girdle Shoulder Girdle Trauma to the shoulder girdle is common throughout life, but the site of injury varies with age. In children and adolescents, fracture of…
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…
Benign Tumors and Tumor-like Lesions III: Fibrous, Fibroosseus, and Fibrohistiocytic Lesions Fibrous Cortical Defect and Nonossifying Fibroma Fibrous cortical defects and nonossifying (nonosteogenic) fibromas are the most common fibrous lesions…
Osteoporosis, Rickets, and Osteomalacia Osteoporosis Osteoporosis is a generalized metabolic bone disease characterized by insufficient formation or increased resorption of bone matrix that results in decreased bone mass and microarchitectural…
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 and older; in its…
Radiologic Evaluation of Musculoskeletal Infections Musculoskeletal Infections Infections of the musculoskeletal system can be subdivided into three categories: (a) those involving bones (osteomyelitis), (b) those involving joints (infectious arthritis), and…
Osteomyelitis, Infectious Arthritis, and Soft-Tissue Infections Osteomyelitis Osteomyelitis can generally be divided into pyogenic and nonpyogenic types. The former may be further classified, on the basis of clinical findings, as…
Radiologic Evaluation of Metabolic and Endocrine Disorders Composition and Production of Bone Bone tissue consists of two types of material: (a) an extracellular material, which includes organic matrix or osteoid…
Radiologic Evaluation of Trauma Radiologic Imaging Modalities The radiologic modalities used in analyzing an injury to the musculoskeletal system are as follows: Conventional radiography, including routine views (specific for various…
