BACKGROUND The purpose of this study was to better define the incidence and characteristics of patients with spinal cord injury without radiographic abnormality (SCIWORA), using the database of the National Emergency X-Radiography Utilization Study (NEXUS). METHODS This was a prospective, observational study of blunt trauma patients in 21 U.S. medical centers undergoing plain cervical radiogr...

Lunate and perilunate dislocations are uncommon, but they have clinical importance because complications, such as median neuropathy and avascular necrosis of the lunate, can occur. Although early diagnosis enabling early surgical treatment is crucial for preventing long-term sequelae, these dislocations are frequently missed in the initial assessment. Imaging tools, such as plain radiography, m...

OBJECTIVE To evaluate the usefulness of plain abdominal radiography as an evaluation method for bowel dysfunction in patients with spinal cord injury (SCI). METHODS Forty-four patients with SCI were recruited. Patients were interviewed about their clinical symptoms, and the constipation score and Bristol stool form scale were assessed. The colon transit time (CTT) was measured by using radio-...

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 ...

Phlebosclerosis of the mesenteric vein is a rare cause of ischemic colitis. The clinicopathologic findings of chronic phlebosclerotic ischemic colitis are different from conventional ischemic colitis. We report a case showing the following features: (1) plain abdominal radiography-vascular calcifications at the ascending colon and transverse colon, (2) abdominal computed tomography (CT) colonic...

PURPOSE To determine whether plain film and CT findings help predict the presence and severity of vascular trauma. METHODS The records of 65 patients with gunshot wounds of the neck were reviewed. There were 58 men and 7 women ranging in age from 2 to 72 years. All had angiography of the cervical vessels; in addition, 64 had plain radiography, 22 had CT, and 14 had a barium swallow. The resul...

abstract: the prostate gland is the major accessory gland in male dogs. prostate disease is a common problem in older intact male dogs. the aim of this study was to determine prostatic dimensions by plain radiography and urethrocystography in dogs and compare them with actual sizes. plain radiography and urethrocystography were performed on 10 intact young adult male dogs. after necropsy length...