Imaging
Tips
Office-Based Rapid Prototyping in Orthopedic Surgery: A Novel Planning Technique and Review of the Literature
Three-dimensional (3-D) prototyping, based on high-quality axial images, may allow for more accurate and extensive preoperative planning and may...
Clinical Review
Intra-Articular Injections of Mesenchymal Stem Cells for Knee Osteoarthritis
Knee osteoarthritis (KOA) represents an enormous societal burden.
Conference Coverage
CT overutilized to diagnose appendicitis
Key clinical point: Records showed that 26% of patients who had CT scans for suspect appendicitis had an Alvarado score of 8-10. Major finding: A...
Tips
Ischiofemoral Impingement and the Utility of Full-Range-of-Motion Magnetic Resonance Imaging in Its Detection
Ischiofemoral impingement is a cause of hip pain resulting from compression on the quadratus femoris muscle between the ischium and femoral lesser...
Conference Coverage
Annual echo an option for cardiac allograft vasculopathy screening
Key clinical point: Annual dobutamine stress echocardiography to screen heart transplant recipients for cardiac allograft vasculopathy is an...
Case Reports
Neonatal Physeal Separation of Distal Humerus During Cesarean Section
Diagnosing physeal separation of the distal humerus in a newborn can be challenging. Skeletal immaturity and absence of secondary ossification...
Case Reports
Sacral Insufficiency Fracture After Partial Sacrectomy
A 66-year-old woman presented with severe lower back pain. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) revealed a large, soft-tissue mass—a chordoma—at the...
Original Research
The Role of Computed Tomography for Postoperative Evaluation of Percutaneous Sacroiliac Screw Fixation and Description of a “Safe Zone”
We sought to determine whether computed tomography (CT) is an accurate tool for evaluation of reduction, prediction of neurologic deficit, and...
Article
Acupuncture Does Not Improve Chronic Knee Pain
Article
Teen First North American to Undergo Incisionless Surgery for Bone Tumor
News
Few risks seen with initial ultrasonography in nephrolithiasis
Key clinical point: Ultrasonography may be preferable to computed tomography in initial imaging to diagnose kidney stones.