ABSTRACT
Understanding and recognising the spectrum of appearances of osteochondroma is important because it represents the most frequent pseudotumoral bone lesion. There are pathognomonic radiological features that are evident with the currently available imaging methods. The recognition of these features and their potential complications and variants, enables a correct diagnosis to be made, the identification of possible complications and is a guide for the therapeutic decisions of non-conclusive cases.
Conocer el espectro de apariencias del osteocondroma es importante, ya que representa lesión pseudotumoral más frecuente del hueso y posee unas características radiológicas patognomónicas evidenciables con los distintos métodos de imagen disponibles actualmente. El reconocimiento de estas características radiológicas, de sus posibles complicaciones y variantes permite establecer el diagnóstico correcto, identificar las posibles complicaciones y guiar el manejo terapéutico de los casos no concluyentes.
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Humans , Bone Neoplasms/complications , Bone Neoplasms , Osteochondroma/complications , OsteochondromaABSTRACT
We present a patient with a spontaneous iliacus muscle hematoma, appearing immediately after a minor physical maneuver, presenting with pain and femoral neuropathy initially evidenced by massive quadriceps muscle fasciculations. A magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) study of the pelvic area confirmed the diagnosis, showing a hematoma secondary to a partial muscle tear. The patient was managed conservatively, and the continuous muscle activity ceased in 3 days, with progressive improvement of the pain and weakness. The recovery was complete. Femoral neuropathy is uncommon and usually due to compression from psoas muscle mass lesions of diverse nature, including hematomas. Usually subacute, femoral neuropathy may present acutely in cases of large or strategically placed compressive femoral nerve lesions, and may require surgical evacuation. The case presented herein is remarkable since the muscle hematoma appeared after a nonviolent maneuver, fasciculations were present at onset, and conservative management was sufficient for a full recovery.
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Femoral Neuropathy/diagnosis , Hematoma/diagnosis , Muscle, Skeletal/injuries , Acute Disease , Adolescent , Fasciculation/etiology , Femoral Neuropathy/etiology , Hematoma/complications , Hematoma/pathology , Humans , Magnetic Resonance Imaging , Male , Muscle, Skeletal/pathology , Pain/etiology , Pelvis , Remission, SpontaneousABSTRACT
We present a patient with myoclonus of the left hand appearing 1 month after surgical correction of a stenosing tenosynovitis of the thumb. An extensive fibrosis of the external palmar digital nerve was shown, and the successful liberation of this median nerve terminal branch completely and rapidly eliminated the movement disorder.
