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Aspiration of tendinous calcific deposits
Needle aspiration of tendinous calcific deposits under fluoroscopic control may be a valuable tool in selected cases of painful shoulders with chronic and debilitating pain resistant to medical treatment. This...
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Percutaneous biopsy of the synovial membrane
Arthritis is a manifestation of a wide spectrum of systemic and local diseases. In selected cases, examination of the synovium may provide precise diagnostic clues or useful information about the nature of the...
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Radiologic Management of Vertebral hemangiomas
Vertebral hemangiomas (VH) include a range of clinical entities from the frequent, incidentally noted, asymptomatic lesion to the rare expansile tumor that may compress the spinal cord.
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Direct intra-foraminal injection of corticosteroids in the treatment of cervico-brachial pain
Most cases of cervico-brachial pain (CBP) are relieved by medical treatment. However, in a few cases, pain is resistant to all medical treatments and surgery may be required. In such cases, some authors propos...
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Technique of lumbar chemonucleolysis
Intrathecal injection of chymopapain causes fatal hemorrhage in rabbits and dogs [12]. To prevent the possibility of chymopapain leaking into the subarachnoid space, chemonucleolysis should not be performed im...
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Percutaneous biopsy of musculo-skeletal lesions
Modern treatment of skeletal disorders has become more complex and specific, increasing the demand for precise histologic and bacteriologic diagnosis. In many clinical situations, percutaneous biopsy (PB) of m...
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Results and indications of lumbar chemonucleolysis
Chemonucleolysis (CN) consists of dissolution of the nucleus pulposus of the intervertebral disc and of its herniated fragments by a locally injected enzyme. Among feasible chemical agents, chymopapain is the ...
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Vertebral Hemangiomas
The vertebral hemangioma is a vascular malformation giving rise to widely varying clinical pictures. The majority of vertebral hemangiomas remain asymptomatic and are discovered during a post mortem investigat...