Musculoskeletal Radiology: Page 162

MRI pumps up diagnosis of steroid-related osteonecrosis
By Shalmali Pal
Outside the realm of sports and performance enhancement, steroids are a valuable medical treatment. Long-term steroid use, however, can have devastating effects on the body, notably osteonecrosis. Japanese researchers have successfully used MRI to diagnose the condition, and to discover the link between steroid dosage and osteonecrosis.
August 25, 2004
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MRI pulls its weight in pectorals
By Matt King
Pectoralis injuries are rare, but they occur notably among athletes, particularly weightlifters and bodybuilders. Studies show how MRI weighs in when it comes to evaluating these injuries.
August 24, 2004
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Bone scans show footballers' limits after ACL repair
By Matt King
Playing American football sidelines many athletes with knee injuries, but the sport that the rest of the world calls football may be even more crippling. In fact, soccer players who return to competition after catastrophic knee injuries may be putting their joints at considerable risk.
August 23, 2004
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Rowers facing more rib stress factures
By Matt King
Rowing has been a competitive sport since it debuted in England in 1716. It became an international collegiate sport in 1793, and men made their Olympic rowing debut in 1900. Despite all that history, there’s not a great deal of medical literature about rowing injuries. But in recent years, rowers are getting hurt in greater numbers, suffering particularly from stress fractures of the ribs.
August 22, 2004
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Doppler US shows near-ischemic catchers' hands
By Matt King
Baseball catchers are a strange lot. They choose to spend summer after summer squatting for hours in the heat, taking bat blows to the head and getting slammed by foul balls to the hand, wrist, throat, and worse. Now, a new study claims that catchers endure injuries they may not even be aware of: microvascular symptoms that point to a high risk of digital ischemia.
August 20, 2004
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Shoulders bear brunt of water polo's demands
By Matt King
Water polo is for the athlete not satisfied with mere sport. There may be no crying in baseball, but there’s no stopping in water polo. A match is 28 minutes of constant motion that is torture on players’ shoulders.
August 19, 2004
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Weightlifter's elbow: Myth or missed diagnosis?
By Matt King
The ancient Greeks enjoyed competitive weightlifting, perhaps for the display of sheer physical strength. But did they also suffer ulnar nerve dysesthesia? The historical record isn’t clear. And neither is the connection between spontaneous numbness in the elbow and a sport that, according to its advocates, is much misunderstood.
August 18, 2004
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CT: An all-star modality for C-spine trauma?
By Shalmali Pal
Mention soccer injuries and most people think below the belt -- injuries sustained in the lower extremities while trying to bend it like Beckham. But heading the ball is a significant part of the soccer player's arsenal, and, as a result, players must also contend with cervical spine trauma.
August 17, 2004
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Athens' KAT Hospital checks out athletes with new DR system
By Matt King
ATHENS - The press corps camped outside KAT Hospital may only be interested in the two accident-prone, drug-test-missing Greek sprinters who have spent several days here. But inside, a new x-ray system is generating plenty of interest for the staff.
August 16, 2004
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MDCT, MRI offer flexible imaging for spinal trauma
By Shalmali Pal
Images of spry young gymnasts spinning, twisting, and flying through the air are always a highlight of the Olympic Games. But the flip side of women's gymnastics is the prevalence of acute injuries and the possibility of serious spinal damage.
August 16, 2004
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CompuMed revenues edge up in Q3
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Bone densitometry and medical informatics firm CompuMed booked fiscal third-quarter revenues of $463,000, up 8% compared with the $428,000 turned in during the third quarter last year.
August 15, 2004
Accidents and patellar overuse plague competitive cyclists
Among Olympic sports, cycling easily ranks in the top 10 for sheer variety of injuries. Road and track cyclists typically fall sideways and slide when they crash; mountain bikers are more frequently thrown forward over their handlebars. All three groups are susceptible to various overuse injuries.
August 15, 2004
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