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Radiology: Recent submissions
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(Health and Medical Publishing Group, 2020-07-27)BACKGROUND : Involvement of the cervical spine is common in patients with rheumatoid arthritis and can lead to devastating or even fatal consequences. Currently no guidelines exist as to whether radiographs of the cervical ...
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(Elsevier, 2020-02)PURPOSE: To determine whether femoral epicondylar width (FECW) obtained from either magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) or plain radiographs could be used to predict anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) length. A secondary purpose ...
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(AOSIS OpenJournals, 2020-02-27)BACKGROUND : Fluoroscopic imaging in orthopaedic theatres is increasing, with added risk to the orthopaedic surgeon who is increasingly being exposed to ionising radiation. It is thus crucial for orthopaedic surgeons to ...
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(Medpharm Publications, 2019-03)BACKROUND: Blount’s disease is a developmental disorder of the proximal tibia with progressive varus, flexion and internal rotation deformity. It is often seen in overweight children and strongly associated with obesity. ...
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(AOSIS OpenJournals, 2019-02)BACKGROUND: Benign prostate hyperplasia (BPH) remains a common cause of lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) in ageing men in South Africa and can impact significantly on the quality of life (QOL) of these patients. The ...
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(AOSIS Open Journals, 2019-09)BACKGROUND: Preoperative magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) has internationally been proven to reduce unnecessary knee arthroscopies and assist with surgical planning. This has the advantage of avoiding unnecessary surgery ...
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(AOSIS Open Journals, 2019-08)Meralgia paresthetica is a neuropathy of the lateral femoral cutaneous nerve. Traditionally, the diagnosis is based on classical symptoms and signs. In cases where there is a diagnostic dilemma, the role of magnetic ...
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(Elsevier, 2019-07)BACKGROUND : We describe endovascular coil embolization of the internal carotid artery before removing a retained knife blade partially occluding the lacerum segment of the internal carotid artery. CASE DESCRIPTION : A ...
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(Health and Medical Publishing Group, 2019)BACKGROUND: The recent listeriosis outbreak in South Africa (SA) received widespread attention in the media. More than 1 000 laboratoryconfirmed cases of listeriosis occurred during an 18-month period, with a case fatality ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2019)Background: The pandemic of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection in sub-Saharan Africa with its attendant dire impact on society and the economy continues. In 2016 it was estimated that the disease affected 36.7 ...
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(MedPharm Publications, 2018)Worldwide breast cancer remains the most common cancer in women. In South Africa, one in 28 women will develop breast cancer during her lifetime. The risk is even greater for specific ethnic groups such as caucasian women ...
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(Wiley, 2019-09)Surface anatomy is considered a fundamental part of anatomy curricula and clinical practice. Recent studies have reappraised surface anatomy using CT, but the adolescent age group has yet to be appraised. Sixty adolescent ...
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(South African Orthopaedic Association, 2018-05)BACKGROUND : The Schatzker classification is the most widely accepted system used to classify tibial plateau fractures. The presence of posteromedial fragments in the more severe fracture types is known, but the presence ...
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(Karger, 2019)Merkel cell carcinoma (MCC) is a rare cutaneous neoplasm of presumed neuroendocrine origin, with aggressive behavior and poor prognosis, that tends to have an increased incidence among elderly Caucasians and immunosuppressed ...
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(Health and Medical Publishing Group, 2018)BACKGROUND : Anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injuries are common among athletes and the general public. These injuries may lead to significant absence from all activities with associated financial and social burdens for ...
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(MDPI Publishing, 2018)Following exposure of cells to gamma-radiation, a cascade of intracellular consequences may be observed in a semitemporal manner. This includes deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) damage and reactive oxygen species (ROS) ...
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(Medpharm Publications, 2018)Chest radiographs are one of the most common radiological investigations performed in a critical care setting and play a fundamental role in patient evaluation. Basic understanding of radiographic technique, anatomy and ...
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(Elsevier, 2018-05)Although guidelines for facial approximations, including those for the eye, are in use in South Africa, limited data on African populations exist to confirm its validity. As precise placement of the eyes in facial ...
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(Health and Medical Publishing Group, 2018-07-11)Conventional radiographs of the hands and feet have traditionally been used in the diagnosis, management and monitoring of patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). However, they are not sensitive enough to detect changes ...
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(South African Society of Occupational Medicine (SASOM), 2017-01)BACKGROUND : Radiographic film processing chemicals contain hazardous substances which are known irritants, sensitisers, corrosives, carcinogens and endocrine disruptors. Radiology personnel have reported serious adverse ...
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