carpal tunnel syndrome (cts) is considered by researchers because of its high prevalence, and several studies have been done to find the causes and factors which increase the chance for the syndrome. these studies have shown relationships between this syndrome with some physical parameters like wrist dimensions, weight and systemic conditions. there is no investigation on risk factors in cts in...

Background Bone erosion in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is most commonly detected the wrist, metacarpophalangeal (MCP) and metatarsophalangeal (MTP) joints. High-resolution peripheral quantitative computed tomography (HR-pQCT) has successfully been used to quantify bone erosions wrist MCP A recent study highlights that HR-pQCT of only two joints equal accuracy detect erosive disease RA patients co...

CE Email comments/questions to [email protected], fax 800-556-3288, or log on to www.VetLearn.com Computed radiography (CR) is a digital imaging technology and digital x-ray image management system that has been used in human and veterinary medicine since the 1980s. CR helps eliminate many of the disadvantages of traditional radiography. A storage phosphor plate collects the pattern of x...

OBJECTIVE To carry out a prospective two year follow up study comparing conventional radiography, three-phase bone scintigraphy, ultrasonography (US), and three dimensional (3D) magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) with precontrast and dynamic postcontrast examination in detecting early arthritis. The aim of the follow up study was to monitor the course of erosions during treatment with disease mod...

Introduction: Avascular necrosis of the lunate bone was described in 1910 by Austrian radiologist Robert Kienböck, which is named after him. A mixture different factors such as mechanical, vascular and genetic predisposition may be related to pathogenesis this disease. As for natural evolution disease, failure early diagnosis treatment lead a gradual from stage I IV, causing discomfort patient....

background there is considerable variation in the treatment of distal forearm torus fractures (dftf), from soft bandaging to cast immobilization. objectives the present study aimed to show the result of removable wrist splint (rws) in the treatment of these fractures. materials and methods one hundred forty two children aged less than 17 years old with dftf were studied prospectively. these pat...

Aim: The aim of this retrospective study is to assess the effectiveness surgical intervention for Kienböck's disease using 4-5 Extensor Compartmental Artery (4-5 ECA) pedicled osseous flap Method: Patients who underwent ECA bone grafts between January 2012 and 2022 were included in study. patient files analyzed retrospectively age, gender, follow-up time, complications. Disease staging was perf...

INTRODUCTION In rural and remote parts of New South Wales (NSW) Australia, GPs and registered nurses who have completed a short course in basic radiography perform X-ray examinations when or where a radiographer is not available. This is a form of 'skills transfer'. They are licensed under the NSW Radiation Control Act 1990 to perform a limited range of examination types, providing a valuable s...