What's the Diagnosis?

Introduction from the Editor

What’s the Diagnosis? is a means for you to test your orthopaedic, rheumatologic and radiology/imaging knowledge.  Monthly, new cases will be presented as unknowns.  The answers will be available and indexed so that should you want to search on cases representative of a specific topic, you can do so.

The cases are from the records of HSS and the teaching files of the Department of Radiology and Imaging. The cases are intended to be representative and informative demonstrating the comprehensive care of Orthopaedics, Rheumatology, Radiology and Imaging and related services at HSS.

We know you like to be challenged and hope this section meets your expectations.

Case of the Month

  Case 14: 87 year old woman with left hip pain and states no recent trauma. 

Previous Cases

  Case 13: 13 year old boy with elevated ESR and difficulty bearing weight on right foot. 
  Case 12: 57 year old man with multiple medical problems and multiple sites of pain 
  Case 11: 82 year old woman with diffuse pelvic pain

  Case 10: 53 year old man with history of prostate cancer and nonspecific low back pain
  Case 9: 62-year-old man status post fall from a curb
  Case 8: 60 year old man with lateral, right sided knee pain
  Case 7: 65 year old man with increasing right elbow pain.
  Case 6: 22 year old woman with lower extremity pain and weakness.  Previous history of shortness of breath but not at the present.
  Case 5: 52 year old woman with low back pain
  Case 4: 65 year old man with thoracolumbar pain presents in January 2005.
  Case 3: 17 year old male with right hip pain.
  Case 2: 45 year old woman presents with long standing left knee pain.
Radiographs were obtained in 2/18 and 9/5/06.
  Case 1: 13 year old boy presents with increasing right calf mass.
Radiographs of the right tibia were obtained.

Case Diagnosis Index
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Case Selection Committee

Theodore R. Fields, MD, FACP
Edward C. Jones, MD, MA
Helene Pavlov, MD, FACR

Suggestions and Comments

Dr. Bogner would enjoy hearing your thoughts on these cases.  He can be reached by email at bognere@hss.edu and by phone at 212.606.1015.

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