The Sacroiliac Joint

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The sacroiliac (SI) joint is perhaps the most difficult joint in the skeleton to image adequately to make an accurate diagnosis of a disorder affecting it. This is partially due…

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Neuropathic Osteoarthropathy

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Neuropathic osteoarthropathy presents the most dramatic radiographic picture of all of the arthropathies. As a result, it may produce a diagnostic dilemma. Although it is known that various neurological disorders…

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Miscellaneous Deposition Diseases

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Three deposition diseases are discussed in this chapter: hemochromatosis, Wilson disease, and ochronosis. Two of these diseases are extremely rare. Each has been associated with radiographic chondrocalcinosis, or calcification of…

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Mass-Like Arthropathies

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The articular disorders that will be discussed in this chapter, pigmented villonodular synovitis, synovial chondromatosis, and amyloidosis, share some common radiologic imaging characteristics. These entities are more common in large…

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Approach to the Knee

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As in the hip, the diagnosis of a disorder of the knee depends foremost on the evaluation of true joint space involvement. This evaluation is made most accurately through an…

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The “Phytes” of the Spine

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In evaluating the spine, one observes the size, shape, and mineralization of the different vertebral bodies. These parameters become abnormal in various systemic diseases. For example, a large vertebral body…

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Reactive Arthritis

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Reactive arthritis (formerly known as Reiter disease) is usually associated with conjunctivitis and urethritis. It is a disease predominantly of males between 15 and 35 years of age and is…

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Psoriatic Arthritis

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For years psoriatic arthritis was considered part of the spectrum of rheumatoid arthritis. The classification of psoriatic arthritis as a “rheumatoid variant” persists today. However, the radiographic manifestations, along with…

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Approach to the Shoulder

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Pain in the shoulder is a common problem affecting all ages of the general population. It is the second most common cause of musculoskeletal pain. Radiographic diagnosis of the disease…

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