The Journal of orthopaedic and sports physical therapy
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A 21-year-old male Army basic trainee was evaluated in a direct-access physical therapy clinic for left-sided low back pain. Following examination, radiographs and a bone scan were ordered. ⋯ The patient underwent a tissue biopsy and subsequently was diagnosed with Ewing's sarcoma. J Orthop Sports Phys Ther 2020;50(5):276. doi:10.2519/jospt.2020.9109.
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J Orthop Sports Phys Ther · Apr 2020
Case ReportsOsteosarcoma in a Man Referred for Lumbar Radiculopathy.
A 48-year-old man reported right hip pain and low back pain and was referred to physical therapy by an orthopaedic surgeon after magnetic resonance imaging revealed an L1-2 symmetrical disc bulge. His chief complaint was worsening right groin pain. ⋯ Magnetic resonance imaging was subsequently performed, and a biopsy established the diagnosis of osteosarcoma. J Orthop Sports Phys Ther 2020;50(4):214. doi:10.2519/jospt.2020.9131.
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J Orthop Sports Phys Ther · Apr 2020
Case ReportsDiffuse Idiopathic Skeletal Hyperostosis in a Patient With Shoulder Pain.
A 74-year-old man was referred to physical therapy by his primary care physician for insidious onset of right shoulder pain. Following examination, spinal radiographs and the human leukocyte antigen (HLA-B27) test, which is used to identify common autoimmune disorders, were completed. The radiographs revealed multilevel changes consistent with diffuse idiopathic skeletal hyperostosis, and the HLA-B27 test was positive. J Orthop Sports Phys Ther 2020;50(4):215. doi:10.2519/jospt.2020.9243.
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J Orthop Sports Phys Ther · Mar 2020
Case ReportsPosttraumatic Malunion Following Comminuted Scapular Fracture.
A 42-year-old male police officer sustained multiple injuries in a motorcycle accident, including a comminuted fracture of the scapula and several rib fractures. Four months after his injury, the patient was prescribed outpatient physical therapy, after 2 months of which the patient's cervical and lumbar spine function were restored but his shoulder mobility deficits persisted. ⋯ Given his functional deficits, including an inability to return to work, he was referred to an orthopaedist for additional imaging and consultation, which revealed scapular malunion. J Orthop Sports Phys Ther 2020;50(3):167. doi:10.2519/jospt.2020.8927.
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J Orthop Sports Phys Ther · Mar 2020
Case ReportsScapular Osteochondroma in a Skeletally Mature Man.
A 27-year-old man was referred to physical therapy by his primary care physician for chronic, intermittent right shoulder girdle pain. Radiographs of the shoulder were noncontributory. ⋯ Radiographs of the scapula demonstrated an osseous lesion projecting from the ventral inferior scapula. J Orthop Sports Phys Ther 2020;50(3):168. doi:10.2519/jospt.2020.9325.