Data Trace Editor – Primary Spinal Tumors: – primary spinal cord neoplasia – primary tumors of vertebral body: – 75% percent of vertebral body tumors are malignant; – multiple myeloma (most common primary tumor of spine) – chordoma … Read more
– Discussion: – type of bone remodeling in which there is widening of marrow cavity as the cortical diameter increases with growth; – tubulation occurs from osteoclastic activity on endosteal surface of diaphysis
– Bone Lesions: – enchondroma: (relatively common) – osteoid osteoma: (talus, navicular, or calcaneus) – fibrous dysplasia – adamantinoma (foot) – metastatic lung cancer (? GI or GU) – osteochondroma – subungual exostosis, may develop on a distal … Read more
– Bone Tumors – Biopsy – European Cancer Institute – Soft Tissue Sarcomas – Metastatic Tumors – MRI – Stage Classification Tissue type: – Osseous – Myositis ossificans – Extraosseous osteosarcoma – Carilaginous: – Chondroma – Extraosseous chondrosarcoma – Synovial Chondromatosis – Fibrous: – Fibroma – Fibrosarcoma – Desmoplastic Fibroma – … Read more
– See: Ossification of Soft Tissue and Periosteum: – Discussion: – heritable dz characterized by periarticular metastatic calcification; – typically the shoulders and hips are affected most often; – vascular and visceral calcification does not occur; – hyperphosphatemia may play a role in this disorder; – Clincal … Read more
– Discussion: – has been taken of of the maket due to liver toxicity; – a type of PPAR gamma activator which blocks insulin resistance, and allows lower dosages of insulin without loss of efficacy; – may also be given with … Read more
– Discussion: – indicated for increased exposure requirements or unacceptable laxity of the abductors; – Technique: – release the origin of the vastus lateralis from vastus tubercle; – osteotomy is performed 1 cm below vastus tubercle
– Discussion: – is classically characterized by a clinical triad of epileptic seizures, mental retardation and skin lesions which have been considered hamartomas of the skin and brain; – adenoma sebaceum is the most familiar cutaneous stigma; – high percentage of pts (66%) have radiographic findings … Read more
Discussion although the disease is generally more likely to be chronic, acute mycobacterial arthritis has been reported; periarticular bone lesions may accompany the synovial involvement; pulmonary tuberculosis is evident in only half the patients with skeletal involvement; pulmonary TB signs vary with stage of dz, few early on; later high fever, wt loss, prolonged, productive … Read more
– Discussion: – see shoulder replacement discussion (total shoulder vs hemiarthroplasty vs reverse arthroplasty) – the indications for total shoulder arthroplasty (versus hemiarthroplasty) are controversial; – there is some controversy regarding pain relief and component survivorship; – Gartsman GM, et al (2000), the authors compared hemiarthroplasty (24 … Read more