Fig. 24.1 Meniscus vascularity. During the gestational period, the whole meniscus is vascular. After birth, the inner part starts to lose its vascularity due to endostatin accumulation. Around the 11…
Special series of the shoulder Shooting technique Findings Anteroposterior (AP) Patient in the standing or supine position Cassette is parallel to the coronal plane of the body Beam is directed…
Fig. 3.1 Bilateral standing X-ray of a 48-year-old male patient. After the history and physical exam findings, stress fracture of the medial tibial plateau was diagnosed Although precise pathology is…
Fig. 44.1 Bone structures of knee joint Tibial plateau: it consists of two parts, medial and lateral, and they have different size. The main load-bearing part is medial plateau. Patella:…
Fig. 8.1 US image of subcutaneous edema on axial plane (asterisk, edema) Cellulitis It is a kind of infection that diffuses on the skin and in subcutaneous tissues. There might…
T score Normala At or over −1,0 SD Osteopenia (low bone mass)b Ranges between −1.0 and −2.5 SD Osteoporosisc At or below −2.5 SD Severe or established osteoporosis The…
where R = 4 × 5/6 body weight =20/6 body weight. As noted above, the sum of weight affecting a single hip is more than three folds the body weight. Besides, motions such as…
Fig. 45.1 The adjacent structures of the backside of the left hip joint after lifting up the gluteus maximus are seen. P piriformis, SG superior gemellus, OI obturator internus, IG…
Fig. 22.1 Bilateral standing X-ray of a 65-year-old female patient. Mild to moderate radiological findings of osteoarthritis were recognized A 65-year-old female patient approached the outpatient clinic with symptoms of…
