Large lytic lesions with minimal structural bone remaining may benefit from curettage and cementation to augment the structural stability of the construct. Additionally, curettage of the lesion ...

Pathological fractures occur in bone that lacks normal biochemical and viscoelastic properties. A few conditions are involved in the aetiology of fractures during infancy. Accurate and careful ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . A 44-year-old man was referred for evaluation of hypercalcemia. He had atraumatic rib and clavicle fractures in ...

Lytic bone disease is a major feature of multiple myeloma: 70% to 80% of patients have osteolytic lesions at diagnosis, and up to 90% develop lytic lesions during the course of their disease. 1 The ...

Improved diagnosis: Lytic bone lesions in a multiple myeloma patient are better visualized in the photon-counting detector (PCD) CT image (middle, solid arrows) than in the conventional low-dose CT ...

Dr. John H. Stone: A 45-year-old woman was referred to the rheumatology clinic of this hospital because of retroperitoneal fibrosis and the possibility of IgG4-related disease. Seven years before the ...