Background: The purpose of the present study was to determine the effectiveness of
selective nerve-root injections in obviating the need for an operation in patients with lumbar …

The purpose of this retrospective study was to determine the long-term functional and
radiographic outcomes in a series of young adults (less than forty-five years old) in whom an acute …

PURPOSE: To determine the efficacy of percutaneous vertebroplasty in treating severe
vertebral body compression fractures, or vertebra plana, in patients with osteoporosis. …

Dorsiflexion, palmar flexion, ulnar translocation, and dorsal carpal subluxation are four, not
uncommon, post-traumatic carpal ligamentous instabilities. Palmar carpal subluxation is a …

This study evaluated the reliability of plain radiography versus computed tomography (CT)
for the measurement of small (<5 mm) intra-articular displacements of distal radius fracture …

Background: In a previous prospective, randomized, controlled, double-blinded study on the
effect of nerve root blocks on the need for operative treatment of lumbar radicular pain, we …

With the recent improvements in diagnosis and treatment of distal radius and carpal injuries,
the hand surgeons’ expectations of relevant radiologic interpretation of imaging studies are …

Purpose: To determine if involved field radiation (IF) is equivalent to standard whole bone
radiation (SF) in local tumor control; to establish patterns of failure following treatment; and to …

Fractures of the distal radius are the most common fractures of the upper extremity'" and
account for 17% of all fractures treated in the emergency room. P Initially thought to be simple …

In three cases in which chemonucleolysis with chymopapain was used for the treatment of
back and sciatic pain, gas from the vacuum phenomenon of a degenerated lumbar …