The surgical reconstruction of the rheumatoid forefoot.

Rheumatoid arthritis is an autoimmune disorder that presents in females more often than males, and may affect people belonging to any age group. This disease shows no regional or ethnic preference. Although genetic and environmental causes have been proposed, the definitive cause of immunologic susceptibility, as well as viral and bacterial infectious processes that may cause rheumatoid arthritis, have not been identified.

Radiation-induced pseudotumor following therapy for soft tissue sarcoma.

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to describe the prevalence and imaging appearance of radiation induced pseudotumors in patients following radiation therapy for extremity soft tissue sarcomas.

Materials And Methods: We retrospectively reviewed the serial magnetic resonance (MR) images of 24 patients following radiation therapy for extremity soft tissue sarcomas. A total of 208 exams were reviewed (mean, 8.