Skeletal dysplasias: Evaluation with impulse oscillometry and thoracoabdominal motion analysis

Skeletal Dysplasias

This is a good radiological text covering occult traumatic lesions of the cervical, lower thoracic, and lumbar spine, especially for residents in radiology, neurosurgery, neurology, and orthopedics. The book reviews a topic which has not been widely covered in the literature. The major emphasis of this expanded second edition is the cervical spine, comprising seven of its ten chapters. A new ch...

Accuracy of Impulse Oscillometry in Airway Dysfunction

Background: The purpose of this study was to calculate and compare the specificity and sensitivity of impulse oscillometry (IOS) as a new technique in the detection of airways dysfunction by means of a simple pulmonary function test in chemical warfare injured cases suffering from respiratory diseases. Methods: The study was performed prospectively in 100 patients, who complained of dyspnea as ...

Skeletal Dysplasias in the Newborn: Diagnostic Evaluation and Developmental Genetics

Dermatoglyphs in skeletal dysplasias.

Finger and palm print patterns (dermatoglyphs) are formed in very early pregnancy, at about the same time the limbs are developing, and their formation probably depends upon the surface contours of the palms and soles during morphogenesis. Dermatoglyphs are useful in skeletal dysplasias for the detection and study of syndactyly and symphalangism, for dating the onset and the dysplasias, for dem...

Genetic heterogeneity in skeletal dysplasias.

Certain skeletal dysplasias represent excellent examples of genetic heterogeneity. Clinical recognition of their individual characteristics is a fundamental prerequisite for an understanding of their pathogenetic mechanisms and for the identification of their basic molecular defects.