Stone Babies: A Pictorial Essay With Insights From 25 Museal Lithopaedions.

Background: Lithopaedion, or "stone baby," represents an exceptionally rare clinical phenomenon with fewer than 350 documented cases existing in the medical literature. This condition arises when an advanced extrauterine pregnancy ceases its developmental trajectory and undergoes a lithification process, potentially resulting in a calcified mass with fetal-like morphology. Typically, lithopaedions remain asymptomatic for decades, but may occasionally elicit acute symptoms necessitating medical intervention.

Long-Term Results after Chiari Pelvic Osteotomy in the Skeletally Immature and the Role of the Anti-Chiari Effect.

Several authors observed a loss of correction after performing Chiari pelvic osteotomy (CPO) in young patients. Hence, the aim of this study was to answer two questions: (1) Does the Chiari pelvic osteotomy affect the development of the acetabulum in skeletally immature patients in the long term? (2) Is there any evidence of the previously described "Anti-Chiari" effect after a mean follow-up of 36 years? Data from 21 patients (27 hips) undergoing CPO before the age of 16 years were clinically assessed, and the evolution of radiological parameters over time was analyzed. The mean age at CPO was 11.

Ultra-long-term results of the Chiari pelvic osteotomy in hip dysplasia patients: a minimum of thirty-five years follow-up.

Purpose: The Chiari pelvic osteotomy was the first surgical procedure to address hip dysplasia by changing the position of the acetabulum by medialization, thus creating a bony roof and improving biomechanical conditions. The aim of this retrospective cohort study was to report on the very long-term results of this technique.

Methods: Out of a consecutive series of 1536 hips, 504 in 405 patients were available for follow-up.

Total Hip Arthroplasty after Previous Chiari Pelvic Osteotomy-A Retrospective Study of 301 Dysplastic Hips.

Background: Controversy exists whether previous pelvic osteotomies have negative effects on total hip arthroplasty (THA). This study evaluates the implant survival and patient-reported outcomes of THA after previous Chiari pelvic osteotomy (CPO).

Methods: Data on 301 THAs after CPO were collected through clinical and radiological follow-up examinations and telephone interviews.

[Needle crystal detector technology in mammography--relationship between image quality and dose depending on beam quality].

Purpose: Compared with traditional CR storage phosphor plates, CR needle crystal technology used in mammography claims to allow for better image quality using a lower dose. Image quality and dose behavior are evaluated for multiple breast thicknesses (simulated with PMMA slabs) on the Agfa DX-M system with needle crystal detectors (HM5.0) and optimized for possible different beam qualities.