Data Trace Editor – Discussion: (see MSSA) – true methicillin resistance involves the production of enzymes which are able to maintain cell-wall integrity during growth and division even when beta lactams have inactivated penicillin-binding proteins (ie resistant to penicillins and cephalosporins); – MSRA of are now present in both large and small non-teaching hospitals and in community … Read more
– See: Steroid Menu – Discussion: – daily doses of more than 5 to 7.5 mg of prednisone or its equivalent should be avoided because of side effects produced by glucocorticoids, esp diminishing of bone mineral content; – low dose (5 to 7.5 mg PO qd) may benefit certain pts … Read more
– See: Bone Disease associated with Renal Disease: – Discussion: – serum Phos is kept between 4 to 5 mg/dl w/ phos binders w/ meals; – diet should be supplemented with PO Calcium (1.0 to 1.5 gm/day); – if PO calcium does not bring the serum calcium to a … Read more
– MRI Dx of AVN: – diff dx: transient regional osteoporosis
– Normal PCL: – Case Examples of PCL Tears:
– Coronal Oblique Views of the MRI – Transaxial View of the Shoulder – MRI of Shoulder
– Discussion: – useful in planning surgery & limb salvage procedures; – assists w/ preop planning for relationship of tumor to such adjacent normal structures as physes, joints, & N/V bundles; – Soft Tissue Tumors: – specificity of MRI is poor; – for planning limb salvage prosthesis, … Read more
– See: – MRI in Cervical Fractures – Role of CT & MRI in Cervical Fractures – MRI of Disc Herniation – MRI diagnosis of Spinal Osteomylitis – Discussion: – most sensitive and accurate method for screening patients with symptoms of a spinal cord lesion; – … Read more
Magnetic resonance imaging in planning limb-salvage surgery for primary malignant tumors of bone. Imaging of intramedullary tumour spread in osteosarcoma. A comparison of techniques.
– Discussion: – used to assess impingement syndromes (coronal oblique views) and less often glenoid pathology (transaxial views); – it accurately identifes full-thickness rotator cuff tears; – defects show up with high signal intensity traversing supraspinatus tendon on T2 images; – … Read more