MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING FOR DIAGNOSING THE PRE-SLIP STAGE OF THE CONTRALATERAL PROXIMAL FEMORAL EPIPHYSIS IN PATIENTS WITH UNILATERAL EPIPHYSIOLYSIS

To assess the importance of using conventional magnetic resonance imaging and T2 mapping to determine the pre-slip stage of the contralateral epiphysis in patients with a clinical and radiographic diagnosis of unilateral proximal femoral epiphysiolysis who were initially treated with in-situ fixatio...

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Autores principales: Montenegro, Nei Botter, Junior, Victor Fruges, Grinfeld, Riccardo, Rodrigues, Marcelo Bordalo, Santos Pereira, Edgard dos, Gorios, Carlos
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4799280/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27027035
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S2255-4971(15)30259-7
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Sumario:To assess the importance of using conventional magnetic resonance imaging and T2 mapping to determine the pre-slip stage of the contralateral epiphysis in patients with a clinical and radiographic diagnosis of unilateral proximal femoral epiphysiolysis who were initially treated with in-situ fixation. Methods: This prospective clinical study on 11 patients with unilateral epiphysiolysis was conducted between February 2009 and August 2010, using magnetic resonance imaging on the contralateral hip. Results: We observed abnormalities in the proximal femoral capital physis of the contralateral unaffected hip, with edema under the growth plate in 27% of the patients assessed. Conclusion: Magnetic resonance imaging is an early and sensitive method for detecting the pre-slip stage of the proximal femoral epiphysis.

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