Imaging of orthopedic trauma and surgery

Book · Mon Dec 31 23:00:00 EST 1984

OSTI ID:5875385

Berquist, T H

This book presents papers on imaging techniques for diagnosis of trauma of bones. A comparative evaluation is presented for planning of proper diagnosis and treatment. Various techniques discussed are routine radiography; computerized tomography, NMR imaging, angiography, ultrasonography; and use of radioisotopes. The mechanism of injury of bone joints of upper and lower limbs and spine is discussed after discussing the anatomy of each in the beginning of each paper. Topics titled are healing of fractures; fractures of pelvis; knee; shoulder; foot and ankle; fractures of humerus; stress fractures; and orthopedic radiology. Prosthesis use and plastic surgery of joints is also discussed.

• OSTI ID: 5875385
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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62 RADIOLOGY AND NUCLEAR MEDICINE
ABSTRACTS
ANATOMY
BONE FRACTURES
COMPARATIVE EVALUATIONS
COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY
COUNTING TECHNIQUES
DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES
DOCUMENT TYPES
IMAGE PROCESSING
IMAGES
INJURIES
LEADING ABSTRACT
MEDICAL PERSONNEL
MEDICINE
NMR IMAGING
NUCLEAR MEDICINE
PATHOLOGY
PERSONNEL
PLANNING
PROCESSING
RADIOISOTOPE SCANNING
RADIOLOGICAL PERSONNEL
REVIEWS
SCINTISCANNING
SIDE EFFECTS
SURGERY
TOMOGRAPHY