Items tagged “musculoskeletal”

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Trochanteric syndrome

Trochanteric syndrome (greater trochanteric pain syndrome) refers to pain that originates from the lateral hip region. Terminology Bursitis is not necessarily present and the often-used term trochanteric bursitis is therefore not always appropriate 1. Epidemiology Trochanteric syndrome most ...
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Scurvy

  Diagnosis certain
Micheál Anthony Breen
Published 27 Oct 2015
89% complete
X-ray MRI
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Longitudinal epiphyseal bracket

  Diagnosis certain
Micheál Anthony Breen
Published 05 Nov 2015
86% complete
X-ray MRI
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Fibroadipose vascular anomaly

  Diagnosis certain
Micheál Anthony Breen
Published 27 Oct 2015
89% complete
MRI
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Giant cell tumor of bone - maxilla

  Diagnosis certain
Micheál Anthony Breen
Published 29 Oct 2015
95% complete
CT
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Proximal femoral fractures (summary)

This is a basic article for medical students and other non-radiologists Proximal femoral fractures are a heterogeneous group of fractures that occur in and around the hip. The commonest type of fracture in this region is the femoral neck fracture. They can occur anywhere between the joint surf...
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Gollop-Wolfgang complex

  Diagnosis almost certain
Katia Kaplan-List
Published 08 Nov 2015
75% complete
X-ray Pathology
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Ilium

The ilium (plural: ilia) is one of the three bony components of the innominate bone: ilium, ischium, and pubis. These are individual bones in the immature skeleton which fuse to form one bone in adults, the principal union being in the acetabulum. The ilium is not to be confused with the ileum:...
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Pubis

The pubis, together with the ilium and ischium, make up the innominate bone of the pelvis. These are individual bones in the young and unite to form one bone in adults, the principal union forming the fused acetabulum. The pubis is the ventral part of the innominate bone and forms a median cart...
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Abductor pollicis brevis muscle

The abductor pollicis brevis muscle is a thin subcutaneous muscle located laterally in the thenar eminence of the hand, and is one of the intrinsic muscles of the hand. Summary origin: mainly from the flexor retinaculum few fibers originate from the tubercles of scaphoid and trapezium and ten...
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Opponens pollicis muscle

The opponens pollicis muscle is one of the muscles of the thenar eminence, deep to abductor pollicis brevis, and is one of the intrinsic muscles of the hand. The three muscles that constitute the thenar eminence muscle group are abductor pollicis brevis, flexor pollicis brevis and opponens polli...
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Tuberculous arthropathy - right hip joint

  Diagnosis certain
Francis Dizon
Published 31 Mar 2016
95% complete
MRI X-ray Pathology
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Manubrium

The manubrium is the superior part of the sternum lying at the level of T3-T4 vertebrae. It forms the superior wall of the anterior mediastinum and its superior border also contributes to the superior thoracic aperture (thoracic inlet). The upper border of the manubrium also serves as the apex f...
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Chronic superior labral anteroposterior tear with paralabral cyst

  Diagnosis almost certain
Shailaja Muniraj
Published 22 Oct 2016
80% complete
MRI
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Intraosseous pneumatocyst

  Diagnosis certain
Sebastian Tschauner
Published 21 Jan 2017
95% complete
CT
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Sliver sign (patella)

The sliver sign refers to a curvilinear intra-articular osteochondral fragment in the knee joint on conventional knee radiographs. In the context of acute knee trauma and in association with joint effusion this sign is highly predictive of a recent transient lateral patellar dislocation 1. Path...
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Cyma line

The cyma line is a radiological sign of the smooth joining of the midtarsal joint lines as a "lazy S-shape" of the talonavicular and calcaneocuboid joints on both AP and lateral views. Related pathology Disruption of the cyma line with anterior shift of the talonavicular joint can indicate tru...
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Bilateral femoral head avascular necrosis

  Diagnosis almost certain
Liam Pugh
Published 26 Jul 2017
79% complete
X-ray
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Extrusion index

The extrusion index, also known as the (Reimers) hip migration index, is a radiographic measurement of femoral head bony coverage by the acetabulum. It is useful in assessing for developmental dysplasia of the hip, femoroacetabular impingement, and assessment of hip subluxation in cerebral palsy...
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Lateral center-edge angle

The lateral center-edge angle is a radiographic measurement of the superolateral femoral head bony coverage by the acetabulum. It has since been shown to be superior to the extrusion index in measuring femoral head undercoverage ref.  Usage The lateral center-edge angle has primarily been desc...

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