The inguinal and femoral canals: A practical step-by-step approach to accurate sonographic assessment.

Ultrasonography (USG) is an accepted and reliable tool for the assessment of groin hernias. However, USG of the groin is operator dependent and challenging. The anatomy of this region is complex and the normal sonographic findings can be difficult to interpret.

Carpal-tarsal osteolysis with elbow involvement.

Carpal-tarsal osteolysis is a rare condition that manifests as the progressive resorption of carpal and tarsal bones in young children. The diagnosis of this condition is often difficult and delayed as the initial clinical presentation is non-specific. Radiographic changes occur gradually, are often not seen at presentation and depend on recognising loss of bone in the ossification centres of the carpus and tarsus.

Lipofibromatous hamartoma of the upper extremity: a review of the radiologic findings for 15 patients.

Objective: The purpose of this study was to analyze the radiologic characteristics of lipofibromatous hamartomas affecting upper limb peripheral nerves.

Conclusion: Although there are pathognomonic features that characterize lipofibromatous hamartoma on MRI, the range of appearances is broad. Sonography appears to show equally characteristic features and may be a useful tool for assessing this condition.

Combat casualty care: the Alpha Surgical Company experience during Operation Iraqi Freedom.

Background: Operation Iraqi Freedom was the first large-scale combat operation involving the U.S. Marine Corps since the Persian Gulf War in 1991.

Imaging the post-operative meniscus.

Considerable developments have occurred in meniscal surgery, and consequently in the imaging of post-operative menisci, over the last 15 years. A drive to preserve meniscal physiologic function for as long as possible, in order to delay osteoarthrosis, has resulted in limited partial meniscectomies, meniscal repairs and meniscal transplants. Each of these techniques affects the imaging appearance of the meniscus, reducing the accuracy of conventional MRI in predicting recurrent tears.