J Radiol
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Retrospective review of the value of MR in the evaluation of stab injuries to the cervical cord in three patients admitted to our hospital. The mean patient age was 25 years old. ⋯ MR showed cord contusions for the first two patients with associated epidural hematoma in the second case, and cord laceration for the third case. MR of the cervical spine should be obtained in all patients with suspicion of cord injury following stab injury to the neck in the absence of bony lesion on plain radiographs or CT, even in the absence of neurological symptoms at the time of admission.
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To evaluate the efficacy of CT-guided epidural and transforaminal steroid injections in patients with diskogenic radiculopathy. ⋯ CT-guided injections should be included in the therapeutic armamentarium after standard medical management, with cure as the goal.
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Editorial Comment
[Periradicular injections: should we make it earlier or stop it?].
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Man, with his erect posture, evolves in a world subject to the laws of gravity. His spine reflects these constraints. The morphology and static of human spine and biomechanical relationships between spine and pelvis are in direct relation with bipedia. ⋯ Incidence affects the sacral slope, which determines lumbar lordosis, which itself influences pelvic tilt, thoracic kyphosis, and even hip and knee position. All these landmarks can easily be studied on a sagittal radiograph. Knowledge of these functional relationships is essential to understand the origin of low back pain, sagittal imbalance and above all before surgical treatment of spine disorders especially when arthrodesis is considered.
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Comparative Study
[Value of double reading of whole body CT in polytrauma patients].
To assess the value of standard double reading of whole body CT in the management of polytrauma patients. ⋯ Based on the large number and severity of some lesions missed at initial interpretation of whole body CT of polytrauma patients, we recommend standard double reading of these examinations.