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[Shoulder radiographic evaluation. Radiographic examination of shoulder and scapular girdle trauma (author's transl)].

The Shoulder Radiographic Evaluation ("Complet Radiologique de l'Epaule") is completed by four positions: Standard A-P, Axillary axial view, Profil of the scapula, A-P in arm abduction. This paper focuses on the radiographic examination of the components of scapular girdle and shoulder articular complex. Several positions are described as routine positions in trauma. This radiographic procedure is of helpful interest for clinical, therapeutic and forensic applications.

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Spiral CT with three-dimensional and multiplanar reconstruction in the diagnosis of anterior chest wall joint and bone disorders.

Twenty-seven patients with symptoms or clinical findings suggesting joint or bone disorders of the anterior chest wall (ACW) were evaluated by spiral CT with 3-dimensional (3-D) and multiplanar reconstructions. Preceding conventional ACW tomography was performed in 10 patients. ACW joint and bone changes were visualized more adequately by coronal 2-D reconstructions based on spiral CT than by conventional tomography. In addition, nonossified costal cartilages and soft tissues lesions were demonstrated. 3-D reconstructions sometimes added information, especially in patients with fracture and dislocation.

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Septic arthritis due to pseudomonas in heroin addicts.

Ten cases of septic arthritis due to Pseudomonas occurred in users of heroin. Nine cases were monarticular, two each occurring in the sternoclavicular and the sacro-iliac joints. Review of the literature suggests that the incidence of Pseudomonas septic arthritis is increasing, especially among heroin addicts. The reported cases in adults suggest a predilection for the sternoclavicular joints (eight of forty-one) which is even more pronounced among addicts (seven of twenty-four). Pseudomonas infection associated with drug abuse should be suspected in cases of isolated sternoclavicular inflammation. The drugs used for treatment of septic arthritis due to Pseudomonas should include gentamicin and carbenicillin, in conjunction with adequate drainage by aspiration or surgery.

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The value of tomography of the sterno-clavicular region.

Nine patients out of a series of 20 are presented illustrating some of the conditions which may affect the sterno-clavicular region (SCR). The value of tomography as a routine procedure in the study of the SCR is stressed, as in many cases the plain film studies fail to reveal clear-cut evidence of pathological changes. Establishing the exact aetiological nature of the lesion is not always possible by means of radiology alone. However, the radiological demonstration of disease in the SCR is invaluable as a guide to the further management of the patient.

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Osteoarthritis in 84 Japanese patients with palmoplantar pustulosis.

BACKGROUND: Palmoplantar pustulosis (PPP) is often associated with osteoarthritis. The relation between osteoarthritis in PPP and other types of seronegative arthritis remains unclear. OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study was to investigate the distribution and the frequency of osteoarthritis in patients with PPP and to compare HLA antigen frequencies in osteoarthritis in PPP, psoriatic arthritis, and ankylosing spondylitis. METHODS: Clinical findings were identified and HLA-A, -B, -C, and -DR were determined in 84 Japanese patients with PPP. Bone scintigraphic studies were conducted for forty-one patients. RESULTS: In addition to the anterior aspect of the chest wall, the knee, spine, and ankle were frequently involved. HLA-DR9 frequency was the highest in patients with PPP who had osteoarthritis. CONCLUSION: Involvement of the knees, spine, ankles, and the anterior aspect of the chest wall was noted in patients with osteoarthritis and PPP. Osteoarthritis in PPP seems to be a distinct entity from a genetic point of view.

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A unified approach to symptomatic juxtasternal arthritis and enthesitis.

Symptomatic arthritic and enthesopathic conditions of the sternum and its articulations have not been studied well as a group, despite previous reports of individual diseases and radiographic abnormalities that affect these structures. The lack of a unified clinical approach has been partly due to the absence of a name for the clinical condition, which we propose to call juxtasternal arthro-osteitis. Although juxtasternal arthro-osteitis may be caused by septic arthritis, this study was based on 24 adult patients with noninfectious juxtasternal arthro-osteitis, collected retrospectively from records of patients who had sternal tomography and from rheumatology clinic populations. Twelve of the patients had an underlying systemic arthropathy that met standard diagnostic criteria; three patients had an unclassifiable systemic arthropathy; and nine patients had the idiopathic localized disease, which has been termed sternocostoclavicular hyperostosis. Radiographic findings in the various diseases followed definite trends, but were not sufficiently distinct to provide the sole basis for diagnosis. Initial failure to correlate dermatologic, rheumatologic, radiographic, and laboratory findings led to prolonged delays in diagnosis in many cases. When juxtasternal arthro-osteitis is encountered, a thorough evaluation should be made for systemic disease. Idiopathic sternocostoclavicular hyperostosis can be diagnosed only after systemic arthropathy or enthesopathy has been excluded.

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[What information do we need to treat the injured shoulder of a hockey player?].

Successful patient care of the injured shoulder of a hockey player involves interdisciplinary cupertino. Images allow an interpretation of a static dimension but may not be sufficient enough to develop a surgical treatment strategy, since all injuries to the shoulder have its origin in a dynamic pathology with some kind of external impact. This article classifies various traumatic shoulder problems and the mechanism of injury, it outlines clinical tests and stresses key facts an imaging report should include in order to plan conservative or surgical treatment. Basic treatment options as performed in our institution for the injured shoulder of a hockey player are summarised briefly.

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Musculoskeletal chest wall pain.

The musculoskeletal structures of the thoracic wall and the neck are a relatively common source of chest pain. Pain arising from these structures is often mistaken for angina pectoris, pleurisy or other serious disorders. In this article the clinical features, pathogenesis and management of the various musculoskeletal chest wall disorders are discussed. The more common causes are costochondritis, traumatic muscle pain, trauma to the chest wall, "fibrositis" syndrome, referred pain, psychogenic regional pain syndrome, and arthritis involving articulations of the sternum, ribs and thoracic spine. Careful analysis of the history, physical findings and results of investigation is essential for precise diagnosis and effective treatment.

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[Anterior chest wall examination reviewed].

Anterior chest wall involvement is not infrequently observed within inflammatory arthropaties, particularly if one considers seronegative spondyloarthritides and SAPHO syndrome. Physical examination is unreliable and conventional X-rays analysis is an unsatisfactory tool during diagnostic work-up of this region. Scintigraphic techniques yield informations both on the activity and on the anatomical extent of the disease while computerized tomography visualize the elementary lesions, such as erosions, which characterize the process. Moreover, when available, magnetic resonance imaging couple the ability to finely visualize such lesions with the possibility to show early alterations and to characterize the "activity" of the disease, presenting itself as a powerful tool both for diagnosis and follow-up. This review briefly shows the applications of imaging techniques for the evaluation of the anterior chest wall focusing on what has been done in the SAPHO syndrome which can be considered prototypical for this regional involvement since it is the osteo-articular target mainly affected by the disease.

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An intra-articular fracture-dislocation of the acromioclavicular joint.

A hybrid acromioclavicular joint fracture-dislocation in which an intra-articular fracture of the distal clavicle coexisted with a coracoclavicular ligament injury is described. The proposed mechanism of injury is a fall on the point of the shoulder that simultaneously drives the scapula both anteriorly and inferiorly. Forced anterior scapular protraction caused a displaced horizontal plane fracture of the inferior half of the distal clavicle, which was separated from the remainder of the clavicle. The inferiorly acromioclavicular ligament was still attached to this distal clavicle fragment. The inferiorly directed force ruptured the coracoclavicular and superior acromioclavicular ligaments.

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