OTA 2002 - Session 4 Session IV - Pelvis Sat., 10/12/02 Pelvis, Paper #27, 8:38 AM Computed Tomography Analysis of Posterior-Wall Fractures of the Acetabulum Treated Operatively Berton R. Moed, MD ; Seann E. Willson Carr, MD; Konrad I. Gruson, MD; J. Tracy Watson, MD; Joseph G. Craig, MD; Wayne State...

Accuracy and precision of clinical estimation of leg length inequality and lumbar scoliosis: comparison of clinical and radiological measurements. Int Disabil Stud. 1988; 10(2):49-53 (ISSN: 0259-9147) Friberg O; Nurminen M; Korhonen K; Soininen E; Mänttäri T Research Institute of Military Medicine, Central Military Hospital, Helsinki, Finland. The results of 196 clinical determinations...

Clinical Examination of the Elbow C. Dumontier Hôpital St-Antoine, 184 rue du faubourg St-Antoine, F-75012 Paris Institut de la Main, 6 square Jouvenet, F-75016 Paris The elbow complex is made up of three separate articulations, the humero-ulnar joint, the humeroradial (radiocapitellar) joint, and the superior radio-ulnar joint. These joints are covered by the...

Clinical Examination of the Elbow C. Dumontier Hôpital St-Antoine, 184 rue du faubourg St-Antoine, F-75012 Paris Institut de la Main, 6 square Jouvenet, F-75016 Paris WORKUP OF THE RHEUMATOID ELBOW CLINICAL WORKUP OF LATERAL EPICONDYLITIS (TENNIS ELBOW) CLINICAL WORKUP OF MEDIAL EPICONDYLITIS(GOLFER’S ELBOW) WORKUP OF ELBOW INSTABILITY

Discrepancy in clinical versus radiological parameters describing deformity due to brace treatment for moderate idiopathic scoliosis Tomasz Kotwicki , Edyta Kinel , Wanda Stryla and Andrzej Szulc
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Conclusions (1) Adolescent girls wearing the brace for idiopathic scoliosis of 25 to 40 degrees of Cobb angle, reveal smaller clinical rotational deformity...

These guidelines have been published by the Clinical Resource Efficiency Support Team (CREST), which is a small team of health care professionals established under the auspices of the Central Medical Advisory Committee in 1988. The aims of CREST are to promote clinical efficiency in the Health Service in Northern Ireland, while ensuring the highest possible...

J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry 1999;66:357-364 ( March ) full text
Basilar impression complicating osteogenesis imperfecta type IV: the clinical and neuroradiological findings in four cases
OBJECTIVES To describe the clinical and neuroradiological features of basilar impression in patients with osteogenesis imperfecta type IV. METHODS Four patients with basilar impression were ascertained in...

Our MISSION is to bring innovation from the bench to the bedside for optimal patient care. Our objectives are to selectively develop and use cost effective approaches that solve clinical problems of bones and joints. In the global aging population with staggering health care costs, these are concerns...

Paget’s disease (PD) is a chronic metabolically active bone disease, characterized by a disturbance in bone modelling and remodelling due to an increase in osteoblastic and osteoclastic activity. The vertebra is the second most commonly affected site. This article reviews the various spinal pathomechanisms and osseous dynamics involved in producing...

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Implant Wear in Total Joint Replacement: Clinical and Biologic Issues, Material and Design Considerations Edited by Timothy M. Wright, PhD and Stuart B. Goodman, MD, PhD A symposium held in October 2000 Table of Contents Clinical Issues Chapter 1 What is the clinical scope of implant wear in the hip and how has it changed...

The Clinical Trials section of this site is divided into lists of ongoing clinical trials in active recruitment at Johns Hopkins University, Division of Rheumatology, Bayview Center.

AAOS Annual Meeting Abstract 2004 Logic and Clinical Application of Intramedullary Blocking Screws Scientific Exhibitor Number: SE058 Hans-Werner Stedtfeld, MD, Nurnberg, Germany Peter Landgraf, MD, Nurembeg, Germany Mr. Andreas Ewert, Rostock, D Germany Thomas W F Mittlmeier, MD, Rostock, Germany Following intramedullary fixation of metaphyseal long bone fractures high rates of...

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This is an intensive course designed to offer trainees a more hands on approach to clinical examination. There is a high examiner to delegate ratio ensuring delegates have the opportunity to discuss the nuances of physical examination in a small group basis. The course is designed...

NICE - The National Institute for Clinical Excellence - was set up as a Special Health Authority for England and Wales on 1 April 1999. It is part of the National Health Service (NHS), and its role is to provide patients, health professionals and the public with authoritative, robust and... Highly Reputable

The purpose of this study was to determine the prevalence of contributors to secondary osteoporosis (eg osteomalacia) in patients presenting with a clinical vertebral or non-vertebral fracture. Identifying and correcting these contributors will enhance treatment effect aimed at reducing the risk of subsequent fractures.
We conclude that more than one in...

A personal view of clinical neurophysiology from a British perspective. It is one of a number of overlapping web sites reflecting the author's interests in Clinical Neurophysiology, Medical Informatics and Evidence Based Medicine. Expert

Potential of gene therapy for treating osteogenesis imperfecta. CME AMD Special Report CME Newsletter: Volume 3 Drs. Paul Sternberg and Franco Recchia evaluate possible changes in ophthalmic practice with anti-VEGF agents; Dr. Paul Latkany presents an unusual case; Dr. Robert Bernardino reviews the literature. Click here to learn more. Medscape Newsletters Sign Up...

Synonyms and related keywords: spondylosis, neck pain, low back pain, lower back pain, LBP, DDD, degenerative disc disease, back pain, cervical disk pain, thoracic disk pain, lumbar disk pain, spinal degeneration, spinal pain
Authors: Stephen Kishner, MD, Residency Program Director, Professor of Clinical Medicine, Department of Medicine, Section of Physical...

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Abstract Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, 1952;34:820-826.
In a group of fifty possible myxomata of the soft tissues of the extremities, sixteen were considered histopathologically to fulfill Stout's criteria for the diagnosis of myxoma. Fifteen of the sixteen fell into one of two groups. The main distinguishing features of the...

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Summary Disease characteristics. Osteogenesis imperfecta (OI) is a group of disorders characterized by fractures with minimal or absent trauma, dentinogenesis imperfecta (DI), and, in adult years, hearing loss. The clinical features of OI represent a continuum ranging from perinatal lethality to individuals with severe skeletal deformities, mobility impairments, and very...

Dr. Eric Ginter, DC and Dr. Patrick Ess, DC are two leading doctors in the field of Non-Surgical Spinal Decompression. Operating the largest DRX9000 practice in both North and South Carolina, they recognize that the decompression technology is only that. Technology. The decompression unit is just like any other medical device. It takes clinic skill...

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Objectives
1. Define myelodysplasia, and list two separate clinical presentations of myelodysplasia
2. Describe the relationship of myelomeningocele with anencephaly
3. Describe the range of clinical severity in patients with myelomeningocele
4. Discuss the relationship of orthopaedic problems accompanying myelomeningocele...