Publications by authors named "J Derek Stensby"
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- Stress fractures, which can be fatigue or insufficiency types, commonly cause pain in various patient groups like athletes and older individuals, and are best diagnosed using radiography as the first imaging method.
- MRI improves the detection of these fractures that might not show up on X-rays, while other techniques like nuclear medicine scintigraphy and CT can also assist in diagnosis.
- Prompt treatment is often needed to prevent incomplete fractures from worsening, especially for serious cases like femoral neck stress fractures, and accurate diagnosis is crucial to distinguish from other serious conditions, with guidelines from the American College of Radiology helping inform best practices.
Chronic hand and wrist pain is a common presenting complaint. The intricate anatomy results in a variety of pain generators-multiple bones, articular cartilage, intrinsic ligaments, triangular fibrocartilage complex, joint capsules and synovium, tendons and tendon sheaths, muscles, and nerves-in a compact space. The need for imaging and the choice of the appropriate imaging modality are best determined by the patient's presentation, physical examination, and the clinician's working differential diagnosis.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: The potential intra-articular effects of ≥1 year after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction (ACLR) with independent suture tape augmentation (STA) are not fully understood.
Purpose: To investigate whether incorporating suture tape in an all-soft tissue quadriceps tendon autograft (QTA) ACLR leads to satisfactory patient outcomes while having no intra-articular side effects as determined by magnetic resonance imaging (MRI).
Study Design: Case series; Level of evidence, 4.
ACR Appropriateness Criteria® Imaging After Total Knee Arthroplasty: 2023 Update.
J Am Coll Radiol
November 2023
Total knee arthroplasty is the most commonly performed joint replacement procedure in the United States. This manuscript will discuss the recommended imaging modalities for six clinical variants; 1. follow-up of symptomatic or asymptomatic patients with a total knee arthroplasty.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThis article reviews evidence for performing various imaging studies in patients with total hip prostheses. Routine follow-up is generally performed with radiography. Radiographs are also usually the initial imaging modality for patients with symptoms related to the prosthesis.
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