Uso del SPECT óseo en la evaluación de la displasia fibrosa de cráneo. (Inglés)
Nakahara, Tadaki MD; Fujii, Hirofumi MD; Hashimoto, Jun MD; Kubo, Atsushi MD Abstract: The authors present a case of fibrous dysplasia (FD) of the skull in which bone SPECT was useful in addition to CT. CT showed the skull base lesions on the right side with the characteristic signs of FD, such as a ground-glass […]
Artritis séptica de cadera complica la osteomielitis del isquion. (Inglés)
Nouh, F MBBS, BSc; Visvanathan, S MBBS, BSc; Mourad, M S. MBBS; Konidaris, G MBBS; Van der Wall, H MBBS, PhD, FRACP; Bruce, W M. MBBS, FRACS, FAOrthA Abstract: A 54-year-old man with quadriplegia secondary to multiple sclerosis was admitted with an infected pressure ulcer over the right ischium. Surgical treatment included debridement and application […]
Displasia de cadera en adolescentes. (Inglés)
B. J. A. Lankester and M. F. Gargan, Trauma and Orthopaedics, Bristol Royal Infirmary, Bristol BS2 8HW, UK Abstract Hip dysplasia is the most common cause of hip pain in young adults and is the most common cause of degeneration leading to total hip arthroplasty. The structural abnormality leads to increased force through a reduced […]
Complicaciones del tratamiento quirúrgico en tumores primarios de pelvis. (Ingl)
«Complicaciones que siguen al tratamiento quirúrgico de tumores malignos primarios de hueso en la pelvis.» F. Zeifang, , M. Buchner, A. Zahlten-Hinguranage, L. Bernd and D. Sabo Orthopaedic University Hospital of Heidelberg, Schlierbacher Landstr. 200a, 69118, Heidelberg, Germany Accepted 25 May 2004. Available online 4 August 2004. Abstract Aim. To report the complication rates of […]
Limitaciones de movimiento en niños y adultos con atrofia muscular espinal. (I.)
«Rango de articulación de las limitaciones del movimiento en niños y jóvenes adultos con atrofia muscular espinal.» Hui Yi Wang, MS a * [MEDLINE LOOKUP] Yun Huei Ju, MS a [MEDLINE LOOKUP] Shu Mei Chen, MS a [MEDLINE LOOKUP] Sing Kai Lo, PhD b [MEDLINE LOOKUP] Yuh Jyh Jong, MD, PhD c [MEDLINE LOOKUP] Objectives […]
El exámen de cadera en el niño. (Inglés)
J.L. Conroy, and B.W. Scott Department of Trauma and Orthopaedics, St James’s University Hospital, Beckett Street, Leeds LS9 7TF, UK Summary The hip is the joint of childhood. Hip pathology is relatively common in the child and is dissimilar to that found in the adult. The early diagnosis and treatment of hip conditions in the […]
Calibrador de medida de la extremidad durante la artroplastia de cadera. (Ing.)
«Calibrador en forma de L para la medida de longitud de la extremidad durante la artroplastia total de cadera.» K. Shiramizu ; M. Naito ; T. Shitama ; Y. Nakamura ; H. Shitama Abstract: The existing methods of assessing limb lengthening during total hip arthroplasty (THA) are prone to error because the measurements are not […]
Clavo intramedular elástico fijo para fracturas de fémur en niños. (Inglés)
J.-P. Metaizea Abstract: Fractures of the femur are the most incapacitating fractures in children. Conservative treatment necessitates a long stay in hospital for traction and subsequent immobilisation in an uncomfortable cast. This treatment is not well tolerated, especially in adolescents. Moreover, near the end of growth, accurate reduction is necessary, as malunion is no longer […]
La lesión de rodilla en jugadoras de fútbol ligada a osteoartritis temprana.(I.)
La lesión de rodilla en jugadoras de fútbol está ligada a una alta frecuencia de osteoartritis temprana.» One of the fastest growing team sports in America, particularly on college campuses, is women’s soccer. Of the more than 17 million players participating in organized soccer nationwide, 7 million are female. In Sweden, where soccer is wildly […]
Seguridad del hueso en el tratamiento a largo plazo con bisfofonato. (Inglés)
Rodan G, Reszka A, Golub E, Rizzoli R. Merck Research Laboratories, West Point, PA 19486, USA. Bisphosphonates (BPs) are widely used in osteoporosis and other bone diseases. Treatment of osteoporosis would, in many instances, involve continued use of BP for a number of years, so it is pertinent to examine skeletal consequences of long-term BP […]