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INTRODUCTION: The posterior tibial slope (PTS) is believed to be a risk factor for anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury. The aim of this study was to reveal the differences in terms of PTS measurements on lateral knee radiographs between ruptured and non-injured cases as well as between males and females in regard to ACL alignment. METHODS: The study cohort included 92 patients (61 males and 31 females) with ACL rupture and 101 individuals (59 males and 42 females) who visited the Orthopedics Department but had no ACL injury. PTS measurements on lateral knee radiographs were compared by two blinded reviewers. The results were analyzed in terms of ACL injury and sex differences. The intraclass correlation coefficient was used to calculate interobserver agreements. RESULTS: Notably, there was an excellent agreement between the reviewers with regard to PTS measurements. In addition, although a statistically significant difference existed in terms of PTS measurements between the patient and control groups (p < 0.0001), a significant difference was not observed between males and females (p = 0.179). CONCLUSION: Lateral knee radiographs are useful for PTS measurements to estimate the risk of ACL injury.
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Lesões do Ligamento Cruzado Anterior/diagnóstico por imagem , Articulação do Joelho/diagnóstico por imagem , Tíbia/diagnóstico por imagem , Adolescente , Adulto , Estudos Transversais , Feminino , Humanos , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Radiografia/métodos , Fatores de Risco , Adulto JovemAssuntos
Cisto do Colédoco/diagnóstico , Ducto Cístico/patologia , Diagnóstico por Imagem , Adulto , Anastomose em-Y de Roux , Colangiopancreatografia por Ressonância Magnética , Colecistectomia , Cisto do Colédoco/patologia , Cisto do Colédoco/cirurgia , Dilatação Patológica , Humanos , Masculino , UltrassonografiaRESUMO
Erectile dysfunction (ED) develops owing to psychogenic, organic or/and both of these two factors. The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between penile cavernosal arterial flow and peripheral atherosclerosis in men with ED. This study was conducted on 102 patients who had presented to Radiology Clinic with a prediagnosis of ED. Diabetes, hypertension (HT) and smoking were recorded. Blood were taken from all patients for analysis of fasting blood glucose, total cholesterol and high-density lipoprotein level. All the patients underwent high-resolution penile colour Doppler ultrasound (CDUS). The peak-systolic velocity and the end-diastolic velocity values in the bilateral cavernosal arteries were recorded. At the same session, all the patients underwent evaluation for bilateral common carotid artery and femoral artery intima media thickness and for the presence of atherosclerotic plaque. Patients were classified as ED of arterial origin and non-arterial origin according to penile CDUS findings. Of the total 102 patients, 43 (42.2%) had arterial ED and the remaining 59 (57.8%) were contained in non-arterial ED. There was a significant difference between groups for diabetes mellitus (DM), HT, atherosclerotic cardiovascular diseases (ACVD) and total cholesterol level (P<0.05). There was also a significant difference between groups for the presence of plaque in the carotid and the femoral artery (P<0.05). The relationship between smoking and arterial ED was not found to be statistically significant (P>0.05). Non-diagnosed or silent DM, HT and ACVD can have roles in the etiology of arterial ED. Patients who are diagnosed as having arterial ED with Doppler Ultrasound should also be evaluated with B-mode ultrasonography for other peripheral vascular atherosclerotic processes. In this way, subclinical cases can be detected and further possible complications can be avoided.
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Aterosclerose/complicações , Disfunção Erétil/complicações , Pênis/fisiopatologia , Adulto , Idoso , Artérias/diagnóstico por imagem , Artérias/fisiopatologia , Aterosclerose/fisiopatologia , Disfunção Erétil/diagnóstico por imagem , Disfunção Erétil/fisiopatologia , Humanos , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Pênis/diagnóstico por imagem , Ultrassonografia Doppler em Cores , Adulto JovemRESUMO
Hibemoma is a rare benign soft tissue tumor derived from brown fat.The tumor is also known as "fetal lipoma, lipoma of embryogenic fat and lipoma of immature adipose tissue. Hibemomas are slow-growing, painless soft tissue tumors which do not recur after surgical resection. Preferred locations are brown fat containing sites as thigh, interscapular region, shoulder, axilla, and mediastinum.The tumor occurs most commonly in adults, with a mean age of 38 years (age range, 2-75 years). We present a rare case of hibernoma with radiological and pathological findings.