Ultra-high field magnetic resonance imaging of the quadriceps tendon enthesis in healthy subjects.

Purpose: Although enthesitis is a hallmark of several rheumatologic conditions, current imaging methods are still unable to characterize entheses changes because of the corresponding short transverse relaxation times (T2). A growing number of MR studies have used Ultra-High Field (UHF) MRI in order to assess low-T2 tissues e.g.

Mazabraud Syndrome Associated with McCune-Albright Syndrome: A Case Report and Literature Review.

The Mazabraud syndrome is a rare form of bone fibrous dysplasia associated with intramuscular myxomas. The McCune-Albright syndrome is characterized by the association of dysplasia fibrous bone to one or more extra-osseous manifestations, including café-au-lait skin spots and endocrine disturbances. Here, we report on a new case of a 52-year-old man with sacroiliac polyostotic bone fibrous dysplasia associated with intramuscular myxomas of the left buttock and thigh and a café-au-lait skin spot.

Intra Articular Injection of Autologous Microfat and Platelets-Rich Plasma in the Treatment of Wrist Osteoarthritis: A Pilot Study.

No injection treatment has been proven to be effective in wrist osteoarthritis. When conservative measures fail, its management involves invasive surgery. Emergence of biotherapies based on adipose derived stem cells (ADSC) offers promising treatments for chondral degenerative diseases.

Stensen's Duct Stenosis Balloon Dilatation: Long-term Evaluation of Clinical Outcomes and Quality of Life Impacts.

Objective: To conduct a long-term retrospective evaluation of the safety and effectiveness of sialographic balloon dilatation in Stensen's duct stenosis (SDS).

Study Design: Retrospective cohort.

Setting: Single-institution academic tertiary referral center.

Is minor surgery safe during the COVID-19 pandemic? A multi-disciplinary study.

Background: To assess the risk of postoperative SARS-CoV-2 infection during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Methods: The CONCEPTION study was a cohort, multidisciplinary study conducted at Conception University Hospital, in France, from March 17th to May 11th, 2020. Our study included all adult patients who underwent minor surgery in one of the seven surgical departments of our hospital: urology, digestive, plastic, gynecological, otolaryngology, gynecology or maxillofacial surgery.

Percutaneous cryoablation of osteoblastoma in the proximal femur.

A 37-year-old man presented with a 2-year history of left hip pain. Pretherapeutic imaging demonstrated a 4 cm osteoblastoma located in the intertrochanteric region of the proximal femur, surrounded by extensive bone marrow edema. After multidisciplinary meeting, percutaneous cryoablation was decided and performed under computed tomography guidance using three cryoprobes to match the exact size and shape of the tumor, resulting in complete resolution of symptoms.

Leptin and insulin in young adulthood are associated with weight in infancy.

Low weight in early infancy is a known risk factor for cardio-metabolic syndrome in adult life. However, little is known either about developmental programming in subjects of normal birthweight or about events between the ages which separate early programming and the occurrence of disease at late adulthood. We tested the hypothesis that circulating concentrations of leptin, adiponectin and insulin in young, healthy adults, born with a birth size within the normal range, are influenced by early life growth patterns.

Improved Assessment of Middle Ear Recurrent Cholesteatomas Using a Fusion of Conventional CT and Non-EPI-DWI MRI.

Background And Purpose: Recurrent middle ear cholesteatomas are commonly preoperatively assessed using MR imaging (non-EPI-DWI) and CT. Both modalities are used with the aim of distinguishing scar tissue from cholesteatoma and determining the extent of bone erosions. Inflammation and scar tissue associated with the lesions might hamper a proper delineation of the corresponding extensions on CT images.

A new CT dynamic maneuver "Mouth Opened with Tongue Extended" can improve the clinical TNM staging of oral cavity and oropharynx squamous cell carcinomas.

Objectives: Cross sectional imaging is mandatory for oral cavity and oropharynx head and neck squamous cell carcinoma's (ooSCC) local extension and TNM staging. However a complex anatomy and frequent dental metallic artifacts make it difficult. This study assesses the clinical benefit of "Mouth Open with Tongue Extended" dynamic maneuver at CT (CTmote) as compared to the conventional CT (CTconv) and MRI.

Active cushing syndrome patients have increased ectopic fat deposition and bone marrow fat content compared to cured patients and healthy subjects: a pilot 1H-MRS study.

Objective: Glucocorticoid excess is one of the most important causes of bone disorders. Bone marrow fat (BMF) has been identified as a l new mediator of bone metabolism. Cushing syndrome (CS), is a main regulator of adipose tissue distribution but its impact on BMF is unknown.

Growth Factors Levels Determine Efficacy of Platelets Rich Plasma Injection in Knee Osteoarthritis: A Randomized Double Blind Noninferiority Trial Compared With Viscosupplementation.

Purpose: To assess the noninferiority of a single platelet-rich plasma (PRP) injection compared with hyaluronic acid (HA), to alleviate pain and enhance functional capacity in knee osteoarthritis, and identify biological characteristics of PRP that may affect their efficacy.

Methods: Fifty-four patients with symptomatic knee osteoarthritis received a single injection of either PRP (26 patients) or HA (28 patients). They were assessed at baseline and at 1, 3, and 6 months.

Are Ultrasound Findings Similar in Patients with Axial Spondyloarthritis and in Athlete Entheses?

Objective: Enthesitis is the spondyloarthritis (SpA) landmark, but can also be seen after entheses overuse, such as during intensive sport.

Methods: We aimed to compare entheses ultrasound (US) findings in a prospective cross-sectional study of 30 axial SpA cases, 30 athletes, and 29 controls.

Results: Mean (SD) MAdrid Sonographic Enthesis Index (MASEI) score was 26.

Standardized quantitative measurements of wrist cartilage in healthy humans using 3T magnetic resonance imaging.

Aim: To quantify the wrist cartilage cross-sectional area in humans from a 3D magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) dataset and to assess the corresponding reproducibility.

Methods: The study was conducted in 14 healthy volunteers (6 females and 8 males) between 30 and 58 years old and devoid of articular pain. Subjects were asked to lie down in the supine position with the right hand positioned above the pelvic region on top of a home-built rigid platform attached to the scanner bed.

Prognostic factors for the recurrence of myxoid liposarcoma: 20 cases with up to 8 years follow-up.

Introduction: Myxoid liposarcomas (MLS) are the second most common type of liposarcoma. Although some MRI findings are distinctively characteristics of MLS, the diagnosis can be tricky in tumors with a large portion of round cells (RC). Known predictors of an unfavorable outcome include age, tumor size, high RC content and positive resection margins.

Usefulness of dynamic contrast-enhanced MRI in the evaluation of the viability of acute scaphoid fracture.

Objective: To evaluate the usefulness of dynamic gadolinium-enhanced magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) for assessing the viability of the proximal pole of the scaphoid in patients with acute scaphoid fractures.

Methods: Eighteen consecutive patients with acute scaphoid fracture who underwent dynamic gadolinium-enhanced MRI 7 days or less before surgery were prospectively included between August 2011 and December 2012. All patients underwent MR imaging with unenhanced images, enhanced images, and dynamic enhanced images.

Antisynthethase syndrome presenting as peripheral limb fasciitis.

Inflammatory myopathy is a major clinical manifestation of the antisynthetase syndrome. Patients with anti Jo-1 antibodies can also present with other clinical manifestations as arthritis, mechanic's hands and lung fibrosis. As in dermatomyositis, polymyositis and overlap myopathies proximal muscle of the limbs are preferentialy involved.