PURPOSE To compare the status of bony union seen on plain radiography versus computed tomography (CT) following tension band repair for refractory spondylolysis. METHODS 14 patients (12 men and 2 women; mean age, 23 years; age range, 16-56 years) with a mean follow-up period of 6.35 years were included. All patients were operated on by one senior surgeon using either a Scott procedure (n=2) o...

The aim of this study was to determine the sensitivity and specificity of plain radiography in the detection of developmental dysplasia of the hip, using hip ultrasonography as a reference standard. A retrospective review was made in 44 infants ranging in age from 4 weeks to 50 weeks (mean age: 21.7 weeks). Both radiographic and ultrasonographic images were obtained for 86 hips. Radiography and...

4 Sr. Lecturer, Department of Prosthodontics, Daswani Dental College & Research Centre, Rajasthan, India Sr. Lecturer, Department of Prosthodontics, Daswani Dental College & Research Centre, Rajasthan, India Reader, Department of Prosthodontics, Daswani Dental College & Research Centre, Rajasthan, India Sr. Lecturer, Department of Prosthodontics, Daswani Dental College & Research Centre, Rajast...

RESULTS: Microcalcifications were detected radiographically in 146 of 361 (40%) cores. If calcifications were present on specimen radiographs, histologic detection of these calcifications was made in 114 of 146 (78%) specimens, and diagnosis was made in 118 of 146 (81%). If calcifications were not present on specimen radiographs, histologic detection was obtamed in 27 of 215 (13%) specimens and...

OBJECTIVES Acute wrist trauma in children is one of the most frequent reasons for visiting the emergency department (ED). Radiographic imaging in children with wrist trauma is mostly performed routinely to confirm or rule out a fracture. The aim of this study was to determine how many radiographs of the wrist show a fracture in children following wrist trauma. METHODS A retrospective cohort s...