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…
Lower Limb II: Knee Knee The vulnerability of the knee, the largest joint in the body, to direct trauma makes knee injuries very common throughout life. Most acute injury to…
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…
Radiologic Evaluation of Tumors and Tumor-Like Lesions Classification of Tumors and Tumor-like Lesions Tumors, including tumor-like lesions, can generally be divided into two groups: benign and malignant. The latter group…
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….
