Ultrasound ability in early diagnosis of stress fracture of metatarsal bone

99mTc-MDP bone scintigraphy in the diagnosis of stress fracture of the metatarsal bones mimicking oligoarthritis.

BACKGROUND Stress fractures are the injuries of soft tissues and bones caused by intensive and repeated stress on a bone. Repeated submaximal stress disturbs the balance between the processes of bone production and resorption that results in fracture. CASE REPORT We presented a case of a patient with stress fracture of metatarsal bone. The patient was diagnosed and treated as having reactive ...

Assessment of the diagnostic capability of ultrasound in early diagnosis of nephrolithiasis: a feasibility study

Stress fracture of the fifth metatarsal bone as a late complication of total knee arthroplasty.

A 64-year-old man had undergone a right total knee arthroplasty (TKA) as treatment for osteoarthritis of the knee. Six months after the TKA, the patient sustained a stress fracture of the left fifth metatarsal bone, which was a contralateral side of the TKA, without any apparent trauma or cause. The fracture was treated with internal fixation using a screw and low-intensity pulsed ultrasound tr...

the effect of learning strategies on the speaking ability of iranian students in the context of language institutes

the effect of learning strategies on the speaking ability of iranian students in the context of language institutes abstract language learning strategies are of the most important factors that help language learners to learn a foreign language and how they can deal with the four language skills specifically speaking skill effectively. acknowledging the great impact of learning strategies...

Ultrasound Diagnosis of Penile Fracture.

A rare but possibly underreported urological emergency is penile fracture which results from tear in the tunica albuginea of the penis. The proposed etiology is forceful manipulation of an erect penis or secondary to blunt trauma. We would like to report a case of young patient presenting with large penile shaft hematoma and deformity. The patient did not provide obvious history of trauma or se...