Previous studies have shown that thyroid hormone directly stimulates bone resorption in in vitro organ culture, and in adults excess thyroid hormone is associated with decreased bone mineral density. There are limited data in children regarding the effect of hyperthyroidism on bone metabolism and even fewer instances in the literature of hyperthyroidism presenting with bone demineralization and...

PURPOSE The purpose of this study was to document and compare the incidence of intra-articular hip pathologic findings identified using arthroscopy versus conventional imaging in patients with acute trauma to the hip. METHODS This was a blinded prospective case series study designed to review the incidence of intra-articular pathologic disorders in patients with post-traumatic injury between ...

OBJECTIVE To present the case of a bone lesion of the scapula in a collegiate basketball player. BACKGROUND A 19-year-old National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I male basketball player presented with pain in the posterior region of the right shoulder. During practice, he was performing a layup when his arm was forced into hyperflexion by a defender. Evaluation revealed a bone lesi...

Multiple intraosseous lipoma (MIOL) is extremely rare bone tumour. Its real incidence is estimated as much more because of most of these tumours is asymptomatic and undiagnosed. We reported 3 MIOL patients involving both upper and lower extremity. Two female patient with 30 and 26 age and one male with 52 years old represented by intraosseous lipomatous lesions involving bilateral wrist and han...

BACKGROUND The treatment of simple bone cysts (SBC) in children varies significantly among physicians. This study examined which procedure is better for the treatment of SBC, using a decision analysis based on current published evidence. METHODS A decision tree focused on five treatment modalities of SBC (observation, steroid injection, autologous bone marrow injection, decompression, and cur...

Terrible triad of the elbow associates posterior dislocation, radial head fracture and coronoid process fracture. It is a complex trauma, associating severe bone ligament lesions, with high more-or-less long-term risk residual instability, stiffness, pain osteoarthritis. During last 20 years, pathologic, biomechanical clinical knowledge has greatly progressed. Prevention these complications req...

R.J. Pignolo et al. (eds.), Fractures in the Elderly, Aging Medicine, DOI 10.1007/978-1-60327-467-8_2, © Springer Science+Business Media, LLC 2011 Abstract Pathologic fractures can be caused by any type of bone tumor, but the overwhelming majority of pathologic fractures in the elderly are secondary to metastatic carcinomas. Multiple myeloma is also common in the elderly and has a high incidenc...

acute lymphoblastic leukemia (all) is the most common form of childhood cancer representing 80-85% of all leukemia. we describe a 3 years old girl with pain, swelling and tenderness in extremities since 8 months prior to her present admission. x-ray of extremities revealed callus formation, osteopenia and site of healed fractures. bone marrow aspiration revealed all-l2 with normal peripheral sm...