The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, Vol 60, Issue 5 600-607, Copyright © 1978 by Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, Inc
Computed tomography. Its use in space-occupying lesions of the musculoskeletal system
TM Schumacher, HK Genant, M Korobkin and EG Bovill
The value of computed tomography in the diagnosis and management of lesions
of the musculoskeletal system is being determined. Illustrative cases
including a lipoma of the thigh, osteochondroma of the hip, simple cyst of
the ilium, recurrent liposarcoma of the lumbar spine, desmoid tumor in the
gluteal region, and postoperative interspace infection of the lumbar spine
are presented to indicate the potential value of this procedure in the
diagnosis and planning of treatment of musculoskeletal lesions.