An international group of experts brings you an exhaustive full-color two-volume reference to help you effectively select and interpret the best imaging studies for the challenges you face in musculoskeletal diagnosis. They cover every aspect of musculoskeletal radiology, including the latest diagnostic modalities and interventional techniques. Plus, a CD featuring case studies, additional chapters, and valuable appendices enriches your knowledge and gives you step-by-step guidance on all of the most important musculoskeletal procedures. Examples of cutting-edge modalities such as MR, multislice CT, ultrasonography, and nuclear medicine are balanced with conventional radiographic images, enabling you to compare and contrast findings from all imaging modalities. More than 5,300 digital-quality illustrations offer exceptional detail and clarity, and user-friendly features including key points boxes, classic signs, protocols, and ACR guidelines put today’s best practices at your fingertips.
• Offers advice from a diverse group of experts from around the globe, providing you with a wide range of options and perspectives, including the pros and cons of each modality, to help you overcome difficult challenges.
• Presents radiographic images as well as MR, multislice CT, ultrasonography, and nuclear medicine imaging findings so you can easily compare results.
• Delivers essential background information to help you fully understand each topic.
• Integrates protocols, classic signs, and ACR guidelines, ensuring a better decision making process.
• Structures every chapter consistently to include pathophysiology, imaging techniques, imaging findings, differential diagnosis, and treatment options so you can make the best informed decisions.
• Provides boxes highlighting what the referring physician needs to know, to assist you with report writing, as well as suggestions for treatment and future imaging studies.
• Includes a CD of case studies, valuable appendices, and additional chapters that provide step-by-step guidance on all of the most important musculoskeletal procedures.
• Uses more than 5,300 superior, large digital-quality images depicting all of the musculoskeletal imaging findings you’re likely to see, and helping you distinguish between conditions with similar presentations.
• Features a full-color design throughout, including color-coded tables and bulleted lists that highlight key concepts and get you to the information you need quickly, as well as color artwork that lets you easily find critical anatomic views of diseases and injuries.
PART I: INJURY
1. Introduction and General Principles
Section 1: Axial Skeleton
2. Skull and facial bones
3. TMJ
4. Dental Imaging
5. Cervical Spine
6. Thorax and Thoracolumbar Spine
Section 2: Appendicular Skeleton
Upper Extremities
7. Normal Shoulder
8. Acute Osseous Injury to the Shoulder Girdle
9. Impingement Syndromes
10. Glenohumeral Instability
11. Normal Elbow
12. Acute Osseous Injury of the Elbow and Forearm
13. Soft-Tissue Injury to the Elbow and Forearm
14. Wrist-hand: Technical Aspects, Normal Anatomy, Common Variants, and Basic Biomechanics
15. Acute Osseous Injury to the Wrist
16. Internal Derangement of the Wrist
17. Acute Osseous Injury of the Hand
18. Soft Tissue Injury of the Hand
Lower Extremities
19. Pelvis-Hip: Technical Aspects, Normal Anatomy, Common Variants, and Basic Biomechanics
20. Acute Osseous injury of the Pelvis and Sacrum (including acetabular)
21. Acute Osseous Injury to the Hip & Proximal Femur
22. Internal Derangement of the Hip & Proximal Femur
23. Knee: Technical Aspects, Normal Anatomy, Common Variants, and Basic Biomechanic
24. Acute Osseous Injury to the Knee
25. Internal Derangement of the Knee: Meniscal Injuries
26. Internal Derangement of the Knee: Ligament Injuries
27. Internal Derangement of the Knee: Tendon Injuries
28. Internal Derangement of the Knee: Cartilage and Osteochondural Injuries
29. Ankle Foot: Technical Aspects, Normal Anatomy, Common Variants, and Basic Biomechanics
30. Acute Osseous Injury to the Ankle
31. Soft Tissue Injury to the Ankle: Ligament
32. Soft-Tissue Injury to the Ankle: Tendon
33. Soft Tissue In jury to the Ankle: Osteochondural Injury & Impingement
34. Acute Osseous Injurty to the Foot
35. Soft Tissue Lesions of the Foot
Section 3: Pediatric Injuries
36. Upper Extremity Injuries in Children
37. Lower Extremity Injuries in Children (Including Sports Injuries)
38. Skeletal Manifestation of Child Abuse
Section 4: Other Musculoskeletal Injuries
39. Stress Injuries (to include Fatigue & Insufficiency Fractures)
40. Environmental and Occupational Injury (Thermal/electrical) and latrogenic Trauma
41. Complications of Osseous Trauma (incl. infection, nonunion/malunion, arthritis, necrosis)
42. Muscle Injury and Sequelae (Strains, Myonecrosis, Compartment Syndrome, Ossefication, Denervation, Muscle Atrophy, Ddx for Muscle Edema)
43. Complex Regional Pain Syndrome
PART II: ARTHROPATHIES AND NEUROLOGIC/MUSCULAR DISORDERS AND CONNECTIVE TISSUE DISEASE
PART VI: MUSCULOSKELETAL TUMORS AND TUMOR-LIKE LESIONS
89. Introduction:Musculoskeletal tumors and tumor-like lesions
90. The Patient with a tumor-like Lesion on the Radiography: Imaging Approach and Appropriateness Criteria
91. The Patient with a Soft-Tissue Lump: Imaging Approach and Appropriateness Criteria
92. Primary Bone Tumors
93. Myeloma
94. Tumor Like Lesions: Bone
95. Soft tissue tumors
96. Tumor like lesions: soft tissue
97. Tumoral Calcinosis
98. Metastases
99. Treatment Strategies for Musculoskeletal Tumors and Tumor-like Lesions: What the Treating Physician Wants to Know
100. Staging Bone and Soft Tissue Tumors
101. Monitoring Therapy in Bone and Soft Tissue Tumors
PART VII: CLINICALLY RELEVANT DEVELOPMENT VARIATIONS AND DYSPLASIAS
102. Normal Variants
103. Focal Growth Disturbances
104. DDH and Hip Dysplasia
105. Coalitions
106. Dysplasias
107. Spinal Deformity
PART VIII: POST-SURGICAL IMAGING AND COMPLICATIONSM
108. General Principles of fixation, fusion, and joint replacement
109. Post-operative shoulder
110. Post-operative elbow, wrist, and hand
111. Post-operative Hip
112. Post-operative Knee
113. Post-operative ankle and foot
114. Post-operative Spine
115. Amputation and stump
Appendix 1: Measurements Most Frequently Used in Orthopedic Imaging
Appendix 2: An Overview of Orthopedic Devices
Appendix 3: Fractures with Names
Appencix 4: Diseases with Names
Appendix 5: Classic Sign's in Musculoskeletal Imaging
Appendix 6: Compressive Neuropathies
