Ischemic Osteonecrosis Ischemic Osteonecrosis (More accurate term) aka avascular necrosis AVN: this term describes subarticular (subchondral) bone death Intramedullary… Read More
Degenerative Joint Disease (DJD) Macroscopic & Microscopic Appearance of Normal vs. Damaged Articular Hyaline Cartilage by DJD Hip Osteoarthritis (OA)… Read More
Hip Fractures Garden Classification (above) helps with Dx and correct management of patients M/C Fx… Read More
Pelvic Fractures Can Be Stable & Unstable Unstable Fx: a result of high energy trauma with >50% d/t MVA 20%… Read More
Summary Neoplasms The vast majority of clinically suspected bone Mets are found in the axial skeleton and proximal femurs/humeri Radiography… Read More
Metastatic Bone Disease (aka Mets) or "Secondaries." Are the most common malignant bone neoplasms affecting the spine, aka spinal neoplasms… Read More
Spinal Arthritis Ossification of Posterior Longitudinal Ligament (OPLL). Less frequent than DISH. Greater clinical importance d/t spinal canal… Read More
Degenerative Arthritis Spinal Arthritis: Spondylosis aka Degenerative disease of the spine represents an evolution of changes affecting most mobile spinal… Read More
Hyperextension Injury Hangman's Fx aka traumatic spondylolisthesis of C2 with a fracture of pars interarticularis or pedicles (unstable) MVA is… Read More
Imaging Diagnosis Management: Cervical spinal trauma & radiographic variants simulating disease Cervical spine Arthritis Neoplasms Infection Post-Surgical cervical spine … Read More
Conventional Radiography is 2-D imaging modality It is required to perform minimum 2-views orthogonal to each other: 1 AP (Anterior… Read More