tennis elbow/edema

OBJECTIVE The purpose of this study was to determine what changes might be detected on MR images of patients with chronic lateral epicondylitis (tennis elbow) that could explain why some cases are resistant to therapy. METHODS Seven consecutive patients with chronic lateral epicondylitis were

OBJECTIVE Evaluation of the diagnostic value and confidence of contrast-enhanced MR imaging in patients with lateral epicondylitis in comparison to clinical diagnosis. METHODS 42 consecutive patients with clinically proven chronic lateral epicondylitis and 10 elbow joints of healthy controls have

METHODS Survey of surgeon members of the Scoliosis Research Society. OBJECTIVE To assess the prevalence of musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) among spine surgeons. BACKGROUND Spinal deformity surgery is characterized by long duration and repetitive, forceful tasks. The purpose of this study is to

OBJECTIVE To retrospectively assess magnetic resonance (MR) imaging features of radial tunnel syndrome. METHODS Institutional review board approval was obtained, and informed consent was waived for the retrospective HIPAA-compliant study. MR images of 10 asymptomatic volunteers (six men, four women;

The miminally-invasive techniques of traditional Chinese medicine(TCM) uses different types of acupuncture needles to treat diseased locations with special techniques. These techniques include different methods of insertion and closed incision (press cutting, sliding cutting, scrape cutting, etc.).