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ReviewInsights into imaging2019

The elbow: review of anatomy and common collateral ligament complex pathology using MRI.

José Acosta Batlle, Luis Cerezal, María Dolores López Parra, Beatriz Alba, Santiago Resano, Javier Blázquez Sánchez

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Review in Insights into imaging, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 13 papers.

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13citing papers in PubMed
4.1field-weighted citation impact, top 6% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

13 citing papers in PubMed, 48 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

José Acosta BatlleRadiology Department, Hospital Universitario Ramón y Cajal, Carretera de Colmenar Viejo Km. 9,100, 28034, Madrid, Spain. jacostabatlle@yahoo.es.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4442-3681
Luis CerezalRadiology Department, DMC-Diagnóstico Médico Cantabria, Castilla 6-Bajo, 39002, Santander, Spain.
María Dolores López ParraRadiology Department, Hospital Universitario Ramón y Cajal, Carretera de Colmenar Viejo Km. 9,100, 28034, Madrid, Spain.
Beatriz AlbaRadiology Department, Hospital Universitario Ramón y Cajal, Carretera de Colmenar Viejo Km. 9,100, 28034, Madrid, Spain.
Santiago ResanoRadiology Department, Hospital Universitario Ramón y Cajal, Carretera de Colmenar Viejo Km. 9,100, 28034, Madrid, Spain.
Javier Blázquez SánchezRadiology Department, Hospital Universitario Ramón y Cajal, Carretera de Colmenar Viejo Km. 9,100, 28034, Madrid, Spain.
Hospital Universitario Ramón y Cajal · ES

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The elbow is a complex joint whose stability is imparted by osseous and soft-tissue constraints. Anatomical and biomechanical knowledge of the supporting structures that provide stability to the medial and lateral elbow is essential to correctly interpret the pathological findings. Conventional MRI and MR arthrography are the imaging modalities of choice in the evaluation of elbow ligament injuries. Elbow instability can be classified according to timing (acute, chronic, or recurrent), the direction of displacement, the degree of displacement, and the articulations involved. This article reviews the MR imaging protocols recommended for each diagnosis and the normal anatomy and biomechanical aspects of the medial and lateral collateral ligament complex. We also present multiple cases of typical and atypical patterns of injury.

Indexed as

Elbow anatomyElbow instabilityImaging techniqueLigament injuriesMR imaging of the elbow

Identifiers

PMID30945023
PMCPMC6447645
OpenAlexW2944411775

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