Publications by authors named "R Pruna"
Background: There is limited research available concerning the risk anastomotic leakage in the context of Clostridium difficile infection (CDI). Herein, we aim to elucidate the correlation between CDI, encompassing both preoperative asymptomatic C. difficile carriers (CDC) and postoperative hospital acquired C.
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- Diagnosing proximal hamstring tendinopathy (PHT) can be tough, as patients often have clinical symptoms but normal MRI results.
- The study tested a new hip flexion (HF) MRI position, which mimics the sitting position that usually triggers pain, to see if it could better reveal PHT pathology compared to the standard scanning position.
- Results showed that in 71% of cases, the HF position identified more severe injuries and significant differences in tendon diagnoses, suggesting this new position has better diagnostic value for PHT.
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- This study used muscle functional MRI to analyze changes in hamstring muscle activation during a football match by measuring T2 relaxation times before and after the game.
- Eleven healthy football players participated, with T2 measurements taken at different muscle portions (proximal, middle, and distal).
- The results showed a significant increase in T2 values for the semitendinosus muscle, particularly in the middle and distal sections, highlighting the potential of this imaging technique for identifying muscle activation patterns and helping prevent injuries.
MRI plays a crucial role in assessment of patients with muscle injuries. The healing process of these injuries has been studied in depth from the pathophysiologic and histologic points of view and divided into destruction, repair, and remodeling phases, but the MRI findings of these phases have not been fully described, to our knowledge. On the basis of results from 310 MRI studies, including both basal and follow-up studies, in 128 athletes with muscle tears including their clinical evolution, the authors review MRI findings in muscle healing and propose a practical imaging classification based on morphology and signal intensity that correlates with histologic changes.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFDifferent anatomic patterns of the indirect tendon of the rectus femoris.
Surg Radiol Anat
September 2024
Purpose: The rectus femoris forms the anterior portion of the quadriceps muscle. It has a proximal tendinous complex, which is constituted by a direct tendon, an indirect tendon, and a variable third tendon. Direct and indirect tendons converge into a common tendon.
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