Imaging Techniques in Orthopaedics Choice of Imaging Modality In this chapter, the principles and limitations of current imaging techniques are described. Understanding the basis of the imaging modalities available to…
Histology, Formation, and Growth of Bone and Articular Cartilage Bone: Histology, Formation, and Growth The skeleton is made of cortical and cancellous bones, which are highly specialized forms of connective…
Part 1: Trauma Case 1 Clinical History A 36-year-old male with shoulder pain after motor vehicle accident (Fig. 1‑1). Fig. 1.1 AP radiograph of the shoulder (a) shows apparent widening…
Part 6: Infection Case 85 Fig. 85.1 Coronal T1-weighted (a), sagittal T1-weighted (b), and axial T1-weighted (c) images show a rounded thin rim or “penumbra” of mildly hyperintense signal intensity…
Part 10: Pediatric or Developmental Musculoskeletal Conditions Case 126 Fig. 126.1 Frontal radiograph shows unusually short ribs. The spine is normal, but humeri are short and thick. The cardiothymic silhouette…
Part 8: Metabolic Musculoskeletal Conditions Case 105 Fig. 105.1 PA radiograph of the wrist (a) shows fraying and cupping of distal metaphyses of radius and ulna. Frontal image of bilateral…
Part 9: Spine Case 113 Fig. 113.1 Sagittal T2-weighted MR image of the cervical spine demonstrates near complete fusion of the C3–4, C7–T1, and T1–T2 disc space and elongation of…
Part 7: Soft Tissue Tumors Case 93 Fig. 93.1 Sagittal T1-weighted (a), sagittal T2-weighted (b), sagittal fat-suppressed T2-weighted (c), and sagittal postcontrast, fat-suppressed T1-weighted (d) images of the knee show…
Part 4: Lower Extremity Case 51 Fig. 51.1 Coronal proton density-weighted (a, b), coronal fat-suppressed T2-weighted (c), and sagittal proton density-weighted (d) images of the pelvis show that the sciatic…
Part 3: Upper Extremity Case 36 Fig. 36.1 Axial, fat-saturated, T1-weighted MR arthrogram image (a) of the shoulder shows a thickened middle glenohumeral ligament (MGHL) with absence of the anterior…
