Use of ceiling-mounted radiographic equipment in an emergency room for management of the multiply injured patient is described. The protocol of the Advanced Trauma and Life Support manual is followed and three plain radiographs (lateral cervical spine, anteroposterior views of the chest and pelvis) are obtained by the radiographers, who are members of the trauma team. Abnormalities were diagnos...

PURPOSE To investigate a technique for optimizing radiation dose and image quality for a computed radiography system. METHODS Entrance skin doses were measured for phantom models of the pelvis and lumbar spine imaged using the vendor's recommended exposure settings (ie, the reference doses) as well as doses above and below the vendor's recommended settings for both body parts. Images were ass...

Although the anuran pelvis is thought to be adapted for jumping, the function of the iliosacral joint has seen little direct study. Previous work has contrasted the basal "lateral-bender" pelvis from the "rod-like" pelvis of crown taxa hypothesized to function as a sagittal hinge to align the trunk with take-off forces. We compared iliosacral movements and pelvic motor patterns during jumping i...

BACKGROUND Falls are common in older people with Parkinson's disease (PD) and are likely to be related to gait disturbances associated with the condition. Although several studies have evaluated differences in basic gait parameters in people with PD, none have directly evaluated the stability of the upper body during gait. METHODS Temporospatial gait parameters and acceleration patterns at th...

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE The association between L5 hypoplasia and bilateral spondylolysis was described earlier on conventional radiographs of the lumbar spine. The purpose of this study was to describe the findings on MR imaging in patients with hypoplasia of L5 and to correlate these findings with the presence of bilateral spondylolysis of L5. MATERIAL AND METHODS We studied the MR images of...

Introduction: Open fractures of the pelvis represent one most fatal injuries within musculoskeletal trauma so they must be treated correctly, adjusting to a multidisciplinary approach achieve well-being affected person, in addition restoring homeostasis and normal pathophysiology related mechanical stability pelvic ring. Objective: detail current information fractures, epidemiology, anatomy, me...

Knowledge of the normal dimensions of the uterus is important for evaluating the health status of women and for forecasting the risk of developing some of the many diseases seen by gynaecologists and obstetricians. Ultrasonography is particularly suited to the diagnostic investigation of uterine size because it limits the patient’s exposure to ionizing radiation, permits multi-sectional scannin...