Occupational Findings of Elbow Joint HRCT: a Report of Five Cases

Á. Mester1, L. Németh2, M. Posgay2, T. Kákosy2

1Semmelweis University of Medical Sciences, Department of Radiology, Budapest, Hungary
2National Institute of Occupational Health, Budapest, Hungary

CEJOEM 1997, Vol.3. No.4.:332

The acquisition of experience about the elbow joint of workers with “vibration syndrome of the upper limb” by High Resolution Computed Tomography (HRCT).
    Workers with complains of the upper limb undervent conventional two directional plai radiography and HRCT of elbows. Three experts read films independently and common opinions were collected.
    Preliminary results suggest that the light of osteochondrosis dissecans cubiti is better demonstrated by axial sections of HRCT in contrast to the conventional radiography. Relying upon these findings allows an early differential diagnosis between arthrosis and osteochondrosis dissecans cubiti which is important in therapy and compensation.
    Data from a larger population may prove this preliminary opinion.
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