Bone and Joint Surgery

Research conducted at University of Munich has updated our knowledge about bone and joint surgery

Published in Telemedicine Business Week, October 7th, 2009

"In 100 patients the fulcrum axis which is the line connecting the anterior tip of the coracoid and the posterolateral angle of the acromion, was used to position true anteroposterior radiographs of the shoulder. This method was then compared with the conventional radiological technique in a further 100 patients," scientists writing in the Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery - British Volume report.

"Three orthopaedic surgeons counted the number of images without overlap between the humeral head and glenoid and calculated the amount of the glenoid surface visible in each radiograph. The analysis was repeated for intraobserver reliability. The learning curves of...

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Source: Telemedicine Business Week (2009-10-07)

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