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Hypercontracting (nutcracker) esophagus
Hypercontracting (nutcracker) esophagus is a motility disorder of the esophagus. This condition is primarily diagnosed with manometry with high intra-esophageal pressure and normal peristalsis. Most patients will have a normal barium swallow.
Hypercontracting esophagus ("nutcracker esophagus")...
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Chiari-Frommel syndrome
Chiari-Frommel syndrome is a rare disease of young females that is exhibited by a lack of ovulation, lactation, and amenorrhea in post-partum patients for a period of greater than six months. Additional symptomatology comprises headache, abdominal pain, vision impairment, obesity, and emotional ...
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Dercum disease
Dercum disease, also known as adiposis dolorosa, is a rare disorder of subcutaneous tissue characterized by multiple painful lipomas.
Epidemiology
Although the exact incidence is unclear, Dercum disease affects women more than men 1,2. It is usually sporadic, however, autosomal dominant forms ...
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Plantar calcaneal spur
Plantar calcaneal spurs, or sometimes simply referred to as calcaneal spurs, are a commonly seen finding in radiology practice.
Epidemiology
Plantar calcaneal spurs tend to usually occur in older men and women and may be related to obesity, osteoarthritis and current or previous heel pain.
P...
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Slipped upper femoral epiphysis (summary)
This is a basic article for medical students and other non-radiologists
Slipped upper femoral epiphysis (SUFE), also known as a slipped capital femoral epiphysis (SCFE), is a relatively common condition affecting the physis of the proximal femur in adolescents. It is one of commonest hip abnor...
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High tibial osteotomy
A high tibial osteotomy is a form of osteotomy that is an orthopedic surgical procedure often used to treat symptomatic unicompartmental osteoarthritis associated with knee malalignment (especially varus deformity). It is considered more suitable for younger active, non-obese patients with isola...
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Low back pain
Low back pain, lumbar or lumbosacral pain is an extremely common clinical symptom and the most common musculoskeletal condition affecting the quality of life that can be found in all age groups. It represents the leading cause of disability worldwide 1-3.
Epidemiology
Low back pain is a very c...
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Coccydynia
Coccydynia refers to pain in and among the area of the coccyx. It is characterized by coccygeal pain which is typically provocated by pressure. It may remain unclear in origin owing to the unpredictability of the source of pain 1.
Epidemiology
No accurate data about the frequency of coccydynia...
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Prosthetic hip infections
Prosthetic hip infections are one of the most severe complications of total hip arthroplasties.
Epidemiology
Prosthetic hip infections complicate around 0.57% of total hip arthroplasties 1.
Risk factors
Risk factors for prosthetic hip infections can be separated into pre-operative and post-...
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Mediastinitis
Mediastinitis refers to inflammation of any of the soft tissues within the mediastinum.
Terminology
In clinical practice, mediastinitis is generally used to refer to acute mediastinitis, resulting from bacterial infection within the mediastinum. This is considered a serious and potentially li...
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Subsegmental atelectasis
Subsegmental atelectasis (plural: atelectases) is a descriptive term for the mildest form of lung atelectasis, involving less than one bronchopulmonary segment.
Terminology
The term subsegmental atelectasis includes any loss of lung volume so small that it does not cause indirect signs of volu...
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Plantar fasciitis
Plantar fasciitis (rare plural: plantar fasciitides) refers to inflammation of the plantar fascia of the foot. It is considered the most common cause of heel pain.
Terminology
Some publications consider plantar fasciitis to be synonymous with plantar fasciopathy 10,11, although others consider...
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Elevated diaphragm
Elevated diaphragm refers to the symmetrical elevation of both domes of the diaphragm.
Pathology
Etiology
There is some overlap with causes of an elevated hemidiaphragm.
Technical
supine position
poor inspiratory effort
Patient factors
obesity
pregnancy
Diaphragmatic pathology
paral...
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Fournier gangrene
Fournier gangrene is necrotizing fasciitis of the perineum. It is a true urological emergency due to the high mortality rate but fortunately, the condition is rare. It is primarily a clinical diagnosis and definitive treatment, typically consisting of surgical debridement and antibiotics. Imagin...
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Posterior lumbar subcutaneous edema
Posterior lumbar subcutaneous edema (PLSO) / posterior lumbar subcutaneous edema (PLSE) is a very frequent finding on MRI of the spine. Clinical correlation is almost always required to identify the significance of this.
Epidemiology
It is more common in elderly and female patients.
Patholog...
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Osteoarthritis of the shoulder
Osteoarthritis of the shoulder or glenohumeral osteoarthritis is referred to as progressive damage of the glenohumeral cartilage associated with bony erosions pain and a loss in function of the glenohumeral joint.
Epidemiology
The glenohumeral joint is one of the less common joints affected by...
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Osteoarthritis of the hand
Osteoarthritis of the hand is highly prevalent with the hand being the most common site of osteoarthritis (OA). It can be highly disabling, with severe cases comparable to rheumatoid arthritis in terms of disability. This article is focused on primary (idiopathic) osteoarthritis.
Terminology
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Lumbar puncture
Lumbar punctures (LP) are a commonly performed hospital procedure in which a needle is inserted through the back to the subarachnoid space in the spinal canal, often to collect cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) or inject a therapeutic agent. The procedure can be performed blind via landmarks or under im...
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Functional gallbladder disorder
Functional gallbladder dysfunction refers to biliary pain due to motility disturbance of the gallbladder without gallstones, biliary sludge, microlithiasis or microcrystals.
Terminology
The disorder has been or is known by several other names, including gallbladder dysfunction, gallbladder dys...
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Osteoarthritis
Osteoarthritis (OA), also known as degenerative joint disease (DJD), is the most common form of arthritis, being widely prevalent with high morbidity and social cost.
Terminology
Some authors prefer the term osteoarthrosis instead of osteoarthritis as some authors do not believe in an inflamm...
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