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May 15, 2024

Revolutionising osteoporosis screening: advancements in opportunistic screening using wrist radiographs

Osteoporosis is a systemic skeletal disorder characterised by low bone mass and microarchitectural deterioration of bone tissue. This condition leads to enhanced bone fragility and a consequent increase in fracture risk, predominantly affecting the elderly population. It presents a significant clinical challenge due to its often asymptomatic nature, typically until an overt fracture occurs.

Dr Robert Meertens

University of Exeter

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May 15, 2024

Enhancing fracture detection in the emergency department with AI: Wigan experience

AI has already changed much of the world as we know it, from automating systems to improving the decisions we make and the ways we go about making them. Yet perhaps the most impactful and personal ways AI is changing our world are within the field of healthcare, where it is being used to diagnose, […]

Dr Asim Habib, Dr Muhammad Saleem Nasir, Dr Muzamil Chaudhary

Royal Albert Edward Infirmary

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June 14, 2023

Golden rules for trauma plain films

Trauma presenting to the emergency department encompasses a wide range of injuries. Major trauma is the largest cause of morbidity and mortality in patients under 40 years old and is increasingly becoming a problem in the older population, particularly secondary to falls which have the potential to cause significant injury where there is underlying frailty. […]

Saigeet Eleti, Sujit Vaidya

Barts Health NHS Trust

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May 17, 2023

Imaging of hip fractures

Hip fractures are a cause of significant morbidity and mortality, particularly in the elderly, and therefore accurate and timely diagnosis and management is essential. If left untreated, the mortality rate of hip fractures is 10% within 30 days, 15% within a year and 40% within two years. The mainstay of diagnosing these fractures is with […]

Dr Anuja Joshi, Dr Yaron Berkowitz

Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

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May 17, 2023

Indeterminate marrow lesions: focal nodular marrow hyperplasia

Recognition of normal bone marrow pattern and corresponding changes with disease on MRI is an important diagnostic skill within musculoskeletal radiology. Occasionally, a marrow lesion does not conform to the predictable red-to-yellow marrow conversion pattern and therefore the MRI signal characteristics are not as expected. Such lesions are called ‘indeterminate,’ and are either followed up […]

Dr Kirran Khalid, Dr Asif Saifuddin, Dr Ramanan Rajakulasingam

New Cross Hospital, Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital

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July 13, 2022

Ultrasonography of the fractured equine pelvis

Pelvic trauma in horses is not uncommon and can result from a monotonic failure of the bone or be stress induced. Fractures of the pelvis in non-racehorses are mostly traumatic in origin and are the result of either a fall or potentially a kick injury. The type of fracture will depend upon the energy and […]

Sarah Boys Smith

Rossdales Veterinary Surgeons

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June 15, 2022

Radiological assessment of hip arthroplasty

Radiographs are the mainstay for longitudinal assessment of hip implants. Thus, recognition of prosthetic devices and associated complications is crucial. This article describes common types of hip arthroplasties in current use, outlines a systematic approach to review postoperative radiographs and highlights the most common complications.

Dr Cleofina Furtado, Dr Suchi Gaba, Dr Udara Kularatne

University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust

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May 12, 2021

Sporting injuries of the foot and ankle

The ankle and foot play a vital role in lower limb movement and directional change. During normal walking, the ankle and foot complex bears a force of up to five times body weight, and during running this increases to up to 13 times body weight. Sporting activities are associated with large multi-directional forces at the […]