Fracture-dislocations of the thoracic spine comprise about 16% of all thoracic and lumbar fractures, and are commonly caused by high-speed road accidents. Unlike the cervical spine, the thoracic spine is stabilized by its connection to the rib cage by transverse costal ligaments. The position of the articular facets provides resistance to axial rotation and horizontal translation. Therefore, a ...

Rib fracture is a common disease that requires prompt treatment. This study focuses on developing rib diagnosis deep learning method using contralateral, contextual, and edge enhanced modules evaluating its detection performance. A novel was designed, named CCE-Net. To evaluate the performance of this method, 1639 digital radiography (DR) images were enrolled. Fracture features extracted for th...

INTRODUCTION Traumatic injury is a leading cause of death and disability in adults ≥ 65 years old, but there are few epidemiological studies addressing this issue. The aim of this study was to assess how characteristics of blunt traumatic injuries in adults ≥ 65 vary by age. METHODS Using data from the a single-state trauma registry, this retrospective cohort study examined injured patients ≥...

Steroid-induced osteoporosis is the most common cause of secondary osteoporosis and accounts for one-fifth of all osteoporosis cases. The fracture incidence under steroid may be as high as 50%. However, many patients do not undergo appropriate risk assessment and treatment before and after steroid exposure. We described a 56-year-old male patient with multiple punched-out lesions in skull unusu...