Does skyline view prevent extensor tendon pathologies during volar plating of distal radius? An ultrasonographic evaluation.

Objectives: This study aims to compare extensor tendon complications of volar plating in distal radius fractures between skyline and lateral views by using postoperative ultrasonography (USG).

Patients And Methods: Between January 2019 and February 2020, a total of 82 distal radius fractures of 79 patients (39 males, 43 females; median age: 56±12.9 years; range, 23 to 79 years) who were operated with distal four-hole plates and had a follow-up period of at least three months were retrospectively analyzed.

Evaluation of the self-expanding effect of carotid stents in the early postoperative period.

Purpose: To evaluate the expansion effect of self-expandable stents during the first week after carotid artery stenting (CAS) procedure and to examine the variation of the effect according to the carotid plaque type.

Methods: Seventy stenotic carotid arteries of 69 patients were stented by using self-expanding Wallstents with diameters of 7 and 9 mm, after detection of stenosis and plaque type by Doppler ultrasonography. Post-stent aggressive ballooning was avoided and residual stenosis rates were measured with digital subtraction angiography.

Torcular pseudomass in newborns and its association with delivery: follow up or leave it alone?

Purpose: The cranial epidural space (ES) is a potential space and is not generally recognized unless there is underlying pathology. With MRI in newborns, we have frequently observed T2 hyperintense thickening of the ES posterior to the confluence of sinuses, also referred to as "torcular pseudomass" (TP). We aim to identify the frequency of TP and possible associations with delivery.

A common yet undescribed MRI finding in newborns: posterior epidural space edema of the cervical and upper thoracic spine.

Purpose: Posterior spinal epidural space (PSES) is a fat-containing space. We noted numerous spinal MRIs demonstrating T2-hyperintense thickening of the cervical/thoracic PSES in early newborns, resembling epidural edema. Our aim is to describe the appearance/frequency of this finding and explore any associations with delivery.

Isolated unilateral proximal focal femoral deficiency presenting in a young woman.

Proximal focal femoral deficiency (PFFD) is a rare congenital skeletal abnormality characterised by the partial absence of the proximal femoral segment with shortening of the entire lower extremity. It typically presents as a shortened thigh, which is flexed, externally rotated and abducted. Some other skeletal anomalies, especially fibular hemimelia, usually accompany the disorder.