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Limbic bone or persistant epiphysis seen roentgenographically on the anterosuperior aspects of the vertebral bodies represents another form of discal extrusion, seperating a small fragment of bone from the body of the involved vertebra. Lindblom, in 1951, demonstrated the pathophysiology with discography. Anterior herniation of the nucleus pulposus was also revealed by discography by Cloword and Buzaid in 1952. The authors reviewed 3 cases of limbic bone of the vertebrae.
Epiphyses ; Spine

PURPOSE: To describe the MR findings of simple bone cyst. MATERIALS AND METHODS: We analyzed the signal intensity of the cystic contents, their margins, and internal septae, and the presence of bony fragment and pathologic fracture, and enhancement patterns in MRI of 10 pathologically confirmed simple bone cysts. RESULTS: On MR imaging, the cystic contents were of homogeneously low signal intensity on T1WI and high signal intensity on T2WI in nine cases and fluid-fluid level was seen in one case. The cystic margins were dark in all sequences. There were not any fragment in the cysts. Among the four cases with pathologic fracture, one case had fluid-fluid level and two had some areas of enhancement in the cyst or adjacent soft tissue. All nine cases with gadolinium enhancement showed thin rim enhancement along the inner margin of the cysts and internal septae. CONCLUSION: Homogeneous fluid-like signal intensity of cystic content and thin rim enhancement of margin and internal septae in MR imaging are believed to be helpful in the diagnosis of simple bone cyst.
Bone Cysts* ; Diagnosis ; Fractures, Spontaneous ; Gadolinium ; Magnetic Resonance Imaging

No abstract available.
Pregnancy*

CT is a valuable diagnostic modality in evaluation of bladder injury, extension of paravesical hematoma, pelvic bone fracture or injury of adjacent soft tissue although the diagnostic accuracy of bladder injury itself is lower than that of retrograde cystography. We analized CT findings in thirty cases of bladder injury or paravesical hematoma due to blunt lower abdominal or pelvic trauma and compared them with operation fildings in eight cases. IVP in eight cases and cystography in fifteen cases. The types of bladder injury were classified as contusion, intraperitoneal bladder rupture, extraperitoneal bladder rupture and combined rupture. The locations of paravesical hematoma were classified as perivesical, prevesical or combined. There was no close relationship between the types of pelvic bone fracture and distribution of paravesical hematoma. The paravesical hematomas in fifteen patients without bladder injury were located in prevesical space only. Perivesical hematomas were noted in nine of fifteen patients with bladder injury and were not noted in patients without bladder injury. Thus, we concluded that the presence of perivesical hematoma on CT is a diagnostic sign of bladder injury even though extravasation of contrast from the bladder is not identified, and if there is extraperitoneal hematoma, possibility of bladder injury or other pelvic trauma should be considered.
Contusions ; Hematoma ; Humans ; Pelvic Bones ; Rupture ; Urinary Bladder

It is widely blieved that the new bone formation is provoked by fine electrical stress to bone. There have been maay experimental studies that showed much efforts to define these small amounts of electricity, and these fine electricities are being used in the orthopedic field for the treatment of various fractures, nonunions and pseudsrthrosia The auther has checked the electrical potentials changing in the course of fractvre hesling in rabbits femur. Comparing these data with that of the normal control group, the following results were obtained. 1. In the normal rabbit's femur the electrical potentisl was 13.6mV less on the concave side than on the convex side. This finding can be explained by the existence of stress generated potential or piexoelectricity. 2. Electrcal potentials on the fractured femoral sites were lowered significantly from that of the control group. So auther could confirm the existence of bioelectrical generated by increased electrical activity of the living bone. 3. The electrical potential of the fractured femoral site has been decreased 50% and 20% as low as that of the normal site at 8 weeks respectively. It is expected that these lowered electrical potentials may become dose to the normal values when the changed metabolic process due to the fractured bone is no longer functioning and it is believed to take human 2 years to get the normal value.
Electricity ; Femur ; Fracture Healing ; Humans ; Metabolism ; Orthopedics ; Osteogenesis ; Rabbits ; Reference Values

Subluxation of hip is a disease commonly experienced in orthopaedic field, which is classified into primary subluxation and secondary subluxation. Generally, secondary subluxation of the hip in children who once suffered from infected hips, Legg-Calve-Perths disease and also as sequellae of incompletely treated congenital dislocation of the hip can be often seen in Korea. Especially in Korea, subluxation of the hip with some destruction of the affected femoral head frequently arose from late complication of the tuberculous or septic hip in children. But, no definite treatment for the condition was established and no satisfactory results were obtained with various operative methods. Authors experienced satisfactory result by combining the intertrochanteric varus osteotomy and administration of crystalline glucosamine sulphate (Viatril, Rotta pharmaceuticals, Italy) in subluxated burnt-out tuberculous hip of 6 years old male.
Child ; Crystallins ; Dislocations ; Glucosamine ; Head ; Hip ; Humans ; Korea ; Male ; Osteotomy ; Tuberculosis

Late aseptic loosening of the acetabular component following total hip arthroplasty become increasing frequently after about 10 years and has become a more severe problem both in frequency and severity than femoral component loosening. The complexity of acetabular revision depends largely on the reconstruction required to restore normal anatomy due to acetabular bone loss. The clinical and radiologic results of acetabular revision using a porocoated acetabular component fixed to the pelvis with screws were studied in 36 patients (40 hips) who had moderate or severe acetabular loss. Acetabular revision in patients whose bone stock had already been destroyed provied more formidable problems at revision surgery. The mean Harris hip score was improved 46 to 84. Bone graft union was achieved by 7.4 months and incorporated by 16 months. The graft bone resorption was noted minor degree lateral to the cup. Of 40 cases, 2 cases required re-revision of acetabular cup for identifiable failure of fixation and one was showed probable loosening. The results of the present study suggest that revision of the acetabulum with use of a hemispherical cementless component stabilized with multiple screws and morselized bone grafts filling bone defects appears to be successful in restoring bone stock and providing a stable, pain-free reconstruction.
Acetabulum* ; Arthroplasty, Replacement, Hip ; Bone Resorption ; Hip ; Humans ; Pelvis ; Transplants

Diastematomyelia, a form of spinal dysraphism, is characterized by a division of the spinal cord or canda equina resulting the form a bony or cartilaginous spur which transfixes the neural elements and dura. The presence of a structure of neural crest origin in the subarachnoid space connecting the spicules suggested that the anomaly resulted from delayed closure of the neural tube and its investments. The cinical finding are presumed due to its restriction, tethering of the normal apward migration of the spinal cord. Congenital anomalies of one or both lower extremities and spine are frequently found with this condition. The surgical removal is recommended as a prophylactic measure against further progressive neurological damage. The purpose of this paper is to presented becanse it was associated with clubfoot and adds to understanding of teratogenesis of diastematomyelia.
Clubfoot ; Investments ; Lower Extremity ; Neural Crest ; Neural Tube ; Neural Tube Defects ; Spinal Cord ; Spinal Dysraphism ; Spine ; Subarachnoid Space ; Teratogenesis

No abstract available.
Hydranencephaly*