CHAPTER 12 Inflammatory Arthritis This chapter covers those clinical forms of arthritis and connective tissue disease that present on radiographs with a preponderance of inflammatory changes. RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS Rheumatoid arthritis…
CHAPTER 1 Approach to Trauma Trauma to the human frame may cause deformation and breakage. The radiology of musculoskeletal trauma is more than a search for broken bones; it is…
CHAPTER 7 Approach to Bone Lesions INCIDENCE Malignant primary musculoskeletal tumors represent less than 1% of all cancers. Approximately 2,500 new cases of primary bone malignancies and 6,400 new cases…
CHAPTER 10 Metastatic Tumors This chapter describes the radiology of tumors that are metastatic to bone or soft tissue. INCIDENCE More than 95% of adult patients with malignant disease involving…
CHAPTER 11 Approach to Joint Disease This chapter describes a pragmatic approach to the radiology of joint disease, based on anatomy, pathophysiology, and radiographic analysis. This approach draws heavily on…
Joan Williams, George M. Bridgeforth, and Charles Carroll IV A 2-year-old male infant fell from his high chair. He acts as if his left arm, which is swollen and tender,…
George M. Bridgeforth and Kris Alden A 35-YEAR-OLD WOMAN WITH PSORIASIS COMPLAINS ABOUT BILATERAL HAND PAIN AND BACK PAIN. CLINICAL POINTS The large majority of cases of this oligoarticular arthritis…
George M. Bridgeforth and Kris Alden A 63-year-old man has redness, warmth, swelling, and severe pain affecting his wrists and his hands. He complains of pain, swelling, and redness in…
George M. Bridgeforth, Shane J. Nho, Rachel M. Frank, and Brian J. Cole A 25-year-old woman who fell on her right arm complains of marked pain and soreness around her…
George M. Bridgeforth, Brian Weatherford, and Charles Carroll IV A 24-year-old man injures his right hand while wrestling with his brother. He complains of marked swelling, pain, and tenderness in…
