Skeletal RadiologyPub Date : 2025-03-01Epub Date: 2024-11-23DOI: 10.1007/s00256-024-04826-w
K Howard, K Shirodkar, A Kanani, V Kurisunkal, S Vaiyapuri, R Botchu
{"title":"Right sided shoulder pain in an adolescent: answer.","authors":"K Howard, K Shirodkar, A Kanani, V Kurisunkal, S Vaiyapuri, R Botchu","doi":"10.1007/s00256-024-04826-w","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s00256-024-04826-w","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":21783,"journal":{"name":"Skeletal Radiology","volume":" ","pages":"637-641"},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2025-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142693554","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Skeletal RadiologyPub Date : 2025-03-01Epub Date: 2024-08-21DOI: 10.1007/s00256-024-04773-6
Anne Grethe Jurik, Asta Linauskas, Rosa Marie Kiil
{"title":"Diagnostic features of osteitis condensans ilii by MRI-a systematic literature review.","authors":"Anne Grethe Jurik, Asta Linauskas, Rosa Marie Kiil","doi":"10.1007/s00256-024-04773-6","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s00256-024-04773-6","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>To describe and evaluate the current knowledge of MRI characteristics of osteitis condensans ilii (OCI) in the diagnostics and differentiation of OCI from other conditions.</p><p><strong>Materials and methods: </strong>The databases PubMed, EMBASE, Scopus, and Web of Science were searched from their inception to March 2024 using the search terms \"Magnetic Resonance Imaging\" (MESH term in PubMed) and \"osteitis condensans ilii\" and limited to English language. Two reviewers independently screened titles, abstracts, and full-text eligibility and assessed the risk of bias according to Quality Assessment of Diagnostic Accuracy Studies, QUADAS-2.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The search identified 53 records. Case reports, letters/notes, and conference abstracts were excluded, resulting in 24 reports assessed by full-text, 9 research articles, 14 reviews, and a book chapter. Five retrospective research studies were found eligible for the review. Detailed MRI features of OCI were only described in two studies of patients with pain where they encompassed manifest subchondral iliac sclerosis often accompanied by bone marrow edema (BME) located peripheral to the sclerosis and displaying a continuous distribution and frequently accompanied by sacral BME. Erosions were rare and ankylosis did not occur. Fat deposition in the bone marrow was frequent and similar to BME often located to anterior strain-related joint areas. The QUADAS-2 assessments revealed risks of bias in all studies analyzed, especially regarding general applicability of the MRI features.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>There is a lack of valid data describing characteristic MRI features in general groups of OCI patients with and without pain.</p>","PeriodicalId":21783,"journal":{"name":"Skeletal Radiology","volume":" ","pages":"423-430"},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2025-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142009404","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Skeletal RadiologyPub Date : 2025-03-01Epub Date: 2024-11-14DOI: 10.1007/s00256-024-04825-x
K Howard, K Shirodkar, A Kanani, V Kurisunkal, S Vaiyapuri, R Botchu
{"title":"Right sided shoulder pain in an adolescent: Question.","authors":"K Howard, K Shirodkar, A Kanani, V Kurisunkal, S Vaiyapuri, R Botchu","doi":"10.1007/s00256-024-04825-x","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s00256-024-04825-x","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":21783,"journal":{"name":"Skeletal Radiology","volume":" ","pages":"615-618"},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2025-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142627324","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Skeletal RadiologyPub Date : 2025-03-01Epub Date: 2024-07-31DOI: 10.1007/s00256-024-04740-1
Aurea V R Mohana-Borges, Livia Tavane S D Silva, Ronaldo S Mohana-Borges, Sheronda Statum, Saeed Jerban, Yuanshan Wu, Victor Barrère, Sergio A L Souza, Christine B Chung
{"title":"Neurovascular crossing patterns between leash of Henry and deep branch of radial nerve: implications for neurointervention and diagnostic imaging.","authors":"Aurea V R Mohana-Borges, Livia Tavane S D Silva, Ronaldo S Mohana-Borges, Sheronda Statum, Saeed Jerban, Yuanshan Wu, Victor Barrère, Sergio A L Souza, Christine B Chung","doi":"10.1007/s00256-024-04740-1","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s00256-024-04740-1","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>To detail the neurovascular crossing patterns between the leash of Henry (LoH) and the deep branch of the radial nerve (DBRN) in supination and pronation of the forearm, using imaging methods with anatomic correlation.</p><p><strong>Materials and methods: </strong>This cross-sectional study was performed ex vivo with HRUS and MRI with anatomic correlation on 6 samples and in vivo with HRUS with Doppler on 55 participants scanned bilaterally. The in vivo participants were enrolled over a 6-month period. The crossing patterns between the LoH and DBRN were assessed ex vivo and in vivo. Additional morphological features of the DBRN, LoH, and fat plane were assessed in vivo only. Biometric features of the participants were recorded. Statistical analyses were performed using Shapiro-Wilk, parametric and non-parametric tests.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The most common neurovascular crossing pattern was the ascending branch of the radial recurrent artery (RRAab) crossing below (ex vivo: 83.3%, in vivo: 85.3%) and the muscular branch crossing above (ex vivo: 100%, in vivo: 63.2% %) the DBRN. Both the deep and superficial surfaces of the DBRN exhibited an intimate relationship with the vessels of the LoH. A positive correlation between vessel diameter and anthropometric factors was observed. In addition, the muscular branch exhibited a significantly smaller diameter than the RRAab.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Our study detailed the relationship between the LoH and the DBRN and highlighted the high incidence of vessel crossing above the DBRN at the level of the muscular branch. Knowledge of neurovascular crossings is crucial for understanding neurovascular entrapment syndromes and planning interventional procedures to reduce vascular complications.</p>","PeriodicalId":21783,"journal":{"name":"Skeletal Radiology","volume":" ","pages":"493-507"},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2025-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141856368","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Skeletal RadiologyPub Date : 2025-03-01Epub Date: 2024-08-31DOI: 10.1007/s00256-024-04775-4
Kylie E Cochran, Lucas T Steele, Aaron D Fain, Brecca M M Gaffney, Christopher J McLouth, Mary B Sheppard, Michael A Samaan
{"title":"Assessing hip joint-related structure and patient-reported outcomes in people with Marfan syndrome.","authors":"Kylie E Cochran, Lucas T Steele, Aaron D Fain, Brecca M M Gaffney, Christopher J McLouth, Mary B Sheppard, Michael A Samaan","doi":"10.1007/s00256-024-04775-4","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s00256-024-04775-4","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>People with Marfan syndrome (MFS) have clinical symptoms of hip pain, but to date, there is limited knowledge about hip-related structural abnormalities in these patients. Therefore, the purpose of this cross-sectional study was to assess hip-related structural abnormalities and patient-reported outcomes (PRO) in a cohort of patients with MFS compared to healthy controls.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Nineteen individuals with MFS (17 females, 39.8±11.5 years) and 19 age, sex, and body mass index-matched healthy, asymptomatic individuals (17 females, 36.2±12.5 years) underwent radiographic imaging and unilateral hip MRI. The Scoring Osteoarthritis with MRI (SHOMRI) technique was used to assess hip-related morphological abnormalities between the MFS and control groups. All participants completed the Hip disability and Osteoarthritis Outcome Score (HOOS) to assess hip-related symptoms, pain, and function during activities of daily living (ADL) and quality of life (QOL).</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The MFS group exhibited higher lateral center edge angles (p < .001). Despite similar severity of femoral cartilage damage (p = 1.0), the MFS group exhibited a higher severity (p = 0.046) of acetabular cartilage degeneration (1.21±1.08) compared to the controls (0.53±1.02). There were no between-group differences in severity of labral pathology, subchondral cysts, or edema. Individuals with MFS also self-reported significantly lower HOOS symptoms (p = 0.003), pain (p = 0.014), ADL (p = 0.028), and QOL (p = 0.014) sub-scores, indicating worse hip-related PRO in MFS.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Our study results suggest that individuals with MFS exhibit early signs of acetabular cartilage degeneration and poor hip-related clinical outcomes compared to healthy individuals. Future work should investigate the underlying biomechanical mechanisms associated with hip joint degeneration in the MFS population.</p>","PeriodicalId":21783,"journal":{"name":"Skeletal Radiology","volume":" ","pages":"563-569"},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2025-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11769758/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142111927","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Skeletal RadiologyPub Date : 2025-03-01Epub Date: 2024-11-20DOI: 10.1007/s00256-024-04821-1
Pak-Lun Lam, Chi-Hin Chan, Dicken Wong, Kwok-Chun Wong
{"title":"A young girl with a deformed little finger.","authors":"Pak-Lun Lam, Chi-Hin Chan, Dicken Wong, Kwok-Chun Wong","doi":"10.1007/s00256-024-04821-1","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s00256-024-04821-1","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":21783,"journal":{"name":"Skeletal Radiology","volume":" ","pages":"611-614"},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2025-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142676686","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Skeletal RadiologyPub Date : 2025-03-01Epub Date: 2024-07-23DOI: 10.1007/s00256-024-04748-7
Ni Jian-Lüssi, Christian W A Pfirrmann, Florian M Buck, Thomas Frauenfelder, Andrea B Rosskopf
{"title":"A novel adapted MRI-based scheme for Dejour classification of trochlear dysplasia.","authors":"Ni Jian-Lüssi, Christian W A Pfirrmann, Florian M Buck, Thomas Frauenfelder, Andrea B Rosskopf","doi":"10.1007/s00256-024-04748-7","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s00256-024-04748-7","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Purpose: </strong>To elaborate an optimized scheme for the Dejour classification of trochlear dysplasia based on axial and sagittal MR images and to evaluate its intra- and inter-reader reliability.</p><p><strong>Material and methods: </strong>Over a period of 20 months patients with a knee MRI and the diagnosis of trochlear dysplasia were retrospectively included. Exclusion criteria were incomplete examination, qualitatively non-diagnostic examination, post trochlear surgery, missing informed consent for research purposes. Three independent evaluations were performed by two radiologists: first using an established description of the Dejour classification (types A-D) and then two evaluations using a new adapted scheme (types A-D). The adapted scheme includes a shallow trochlea, in type A no spur/no cliff, in type B with spur/no cliff, in type C no spur/with cliff, and in type D with spur/with cliff.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>One hundred seventy-one knee MRIs (female:65.5%; left side:52.6%) were included with a median age of 34.3 years (range:11.3-79.2). Inter-reader reliability using the established description was fair for the four-type-classification (kappa(k) = 0.23; 95%CI:0.11-0.34), fair for differentiation low-grade versus high-grade dysplasia (k = 0.28;0.13-0.43), slight for differentiation spur versus no-spur types (k = 0.20;0.05-0.34). Inter-reader reliability using the adapted scheme was substantial (k = 0.79;0.75-0.83) for the four-type-classification, substantial for differentiation low-grade versus high-grade dysplasia (k = 0.80;0.75-0.85), substantial for differentiation spur versus no-spur presence (k = 0.76;0.71-0.81). Intra-reader reliability was almost perfect for the adapted scheme (k-values: 0.88-0.95; 95%CIs: 0.84-0.98).</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>The novel adapted scheme for Dejour classification shows an almost perfect intra-reader reliability and a substantially higher inter-reader reliability. It may become a helpful tool in the daily diagnostic work of radiologists.</p>","PeriodicalId":21783,"journal":{"name":"Skeletal Radiology","volume":" ","pages":"437-445"},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2025-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141749008","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Skeletal RadiologyPub Date : 2025-03-01Epub Date: 2024-07-30DOI: 10.1007/s00256-024-04764-7
Karen Smayra, Shahid Miangul, Maria M Witkowiak, Linn K M Persson, Emily E Lugard, Maamoun Adra, Nathanael Q E Yap, Jake Ball, Hayato Nakanishi, Christian A Than, Michael Khoo
{"title":"Yield and clinical impact of image-guided bone biopsy in osteomyelitis of the appendicular skeleton: a systematic review and meta-analysis.","authors":"Karen Smayra, Shahid Miangul, Maria M Witkowiak, Linn K M Persson, Emily E Lugard, Maamoun Adra, Nathanael Q E Yap, Jake Ball, Hayato Nakanishi, Christian A Than, Michael Khoo","doi":"10.1007/s00256-024-04764-7","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s00256-024-04764-7","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>To assess the yield and clinical impact of image-guided bone biopsy for osteomyelitis of the appendicular skeleton.</p><p><strong>Materials and methods: </strong>A literature search of several databases was conducted from inception to August 2023. Eligible studies reported patients who underwent image-guided bone biopsy for investigation of osteomyelitis of the appendicular skeleton. The pooled proportions were analyzed using a random-effects model. This review was registered in PROSPERO (CRD42023466419).</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>From 370 initial studies screened, eight met the eligibility criteria, with a total of 700 patients. The pooled technical success rate was 99.6% (95% CI: 0.992, 1.001; I<sup>2</sup> = 0%). Positive bone cultures were pooled at 31.9% (95% CI: 0.222, 0.416; I<sup>2</sup> = 87.83%) and negative cultures at 68.1% (95% CI: 0.584, 0.778; I<sup>2</sup> = 87.83%). Methicillin-Sensitive Staphylococcus Aureus and Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus yield was 24.5% (95% CI: 0.096, 0.394; I<sup>2</sup> = 90.98%) and 7.6% (95% CI: 0.031, 0.121; I<sup>2</sup> = 34.42%) respectively. Group A Streptococcus yield was 7.0% (95% CI: 0.014, 0.127; I<sup>2</sup> = 70.94%). Polymicrobial culture yield was 15.7% (95% CI: 0.018, 0.297; I<sup>2</sup> = 88.90%). Post-procedural management change rate was 36.5% (95% CI: 0.225, 0.504; I<sup>2</sup> = 92.39%). No complications were reported across studies.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>For patients under investigation of osteomyelitis of the appendicular skeleton, image-guided bone biopsy demonstrates a good rate of technical success. Additional studies may provide further support for the use of image-guided bone biopsy in this population. Image-guided bone biopsy results lead to change in antibiotics therapy in a portion of patients with suspected osteomyelitis suggesting its potential utility in select patients.</p>","PeriodicalId":21783,"journal":{"name":"Skeletal Radiology","volume":" ","pages":"481-492"},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2025-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141856369","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Skeletal RadiologyPub Date : 2025-03-01Epub Date: 2024-08-17DOI: 10.1007/s00256-024-04774-5
Cameron X Villarreal, Xin Shen, Ahmad A Alhulail, Nicholas M Buffo, Xiaopeng Zhou, Evan Pogue, Ali Caglar Özen, Mark Chiew, Stephen Sawiak, Uzay Emir, Deva D Chan
{"title":"An accelerated PETALUTE MRI sequence for in vivo quantification of sodium content in human articular cartilage at 3T.","authors":"Cameron X Villarreal, Xin Shen, Ahmad A Alhulail, Nicholas M Buffo, Xiaopeng Zhou, Evan Pogue, Ali Caglar Özen, Mark Chiew, Stephen Sawiak, Uzay Emir, Deva D Chan","doi":"10.1007/s00256-024-04774-5","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s00256-024-04774-5","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>In this work, we evaluate the sodium magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) capabilities of a three-dimensional (3D) dual-echo ultrashort echo time (UTE) sequence with a novel rosette petal trajectory (PETALUTE), in comparison to the 3D density-adapted (DA) radial spokes UTE sequence in human articular cartilage in the knee.</p><p><strong>Materials and methods: </strong>We scanned five healthy subjects using a 3D dual-echo PETALUTE acquisition and two comparable implementations of 3D DA-radial spokes acquisitions, one matching the number of k-space projections (Radial - Matched Spokes) and the other matching the total number of samples (Radial - Matched Samples) acquired in k-space.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The PETALUTE acquisition enabled equivalent sodium quantification in articular cartilage volumes of interest (168.8 ± 29.9 mM, mean ± standard deviation) to those derived from the 3D radial acquisitions (171.62 ± 28.7 mM and 149.8 ± 22.2 mM, respectively). We achieved a 41% shorter scan time of 2:06 for 3D PETALUTE, compared to 3:36 for 3D radial acquisitions. We also evaluated the feasibility of further acceleration of the PETALUTE sequence through retrospective compressed sensing with 2 × and 4 × acceleration of the first echo and showed structural similarity of 0.89 ± 0.03 and 0.87 ± 0.03 when compared to non-retrospectively accelerated reconstruction.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>We demonstrate improved scan time with equivalent performance using a 3D dual-echo PETALUTE sequence compared to the 3D DA-radial sequence for sodium MRI of articular cartilage.</p>","PeriodicalId":21783,"journal":{"name":"Skeletal Radiology","volume":" ","pages":"601-610"},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2025-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141996402","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Callus formation after total hip arthroplasty using a short tapered-wedge stem.","authors":"Seiya Ishii, Tomonori Baba, Yuichi Shirogane, Koju Hayashi, Yasuhiro Homma, Osamu Muto, Kazuo Kaneko, Muneaki Ishijima","doi":"10.1007/s00256-024-04756-7","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s00256-024-04756-7","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>The incidence of periprosthetic fractures after total hip arthroplasty using a short tapered-wedge stem is high. Callus formation preceding this fracture, which indicates postoperative stress fracture around the stem, has been reported. However, previous studies on postoperative callus are limited. Hence, the current study aimed to evaluate the prevalence and risk factors of postoperative callus after total hip arthroplasty with a short tapered-wedge stem.</p><p><strong>Materials and methods: </strong>This retrospective study included 127 patients who underwent total hip arthroplasty using a cementless short tapered-wedge stem. The depth of stem insertion was measured as the distance from the lateral corner of the stem to the most medial point of the lesser trochanter along the body axis. Postoperative callus was defined as a bridging callus on the lateral femoral cortex at the distal end of the porous coating of the stem. Plain radiography was performed before surgery and immediately and at 1, 3, and 6 months after surgery to assess postoperative callus. Univariate and multivariate logistic regression analyses were performed to identify the risk factors for PC.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>In total, 60 (47.2%) of 127 patients presented with postoperative callus. Multivariate logistic regression analysis with postoperative callus as the dependent variable revealed that the stem depth at 1 month after total hip arthroplasty (odds ratio, 1.14; 95% confidence interval, 1.04-1.24, p = 0.002) was a significant and independent risk factor of postoperative callus.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Deep insertion of a short tapered-wedge stem is a risk factor for postoperative callus.</p>","PeriodicalId":21783,"journal":{"name":"Skeletal Radiology","volume":" ","pages":"447-455"},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2025-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141760841","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}