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ReviewSkeletal radiology2024

Lower extremity infections: Essential anatomy and multimodality imaging findings.

George R Matcuk, Matthew R Skalski, Dakshesh B Patel, Brandon K K Fields, Leah E Waldman, Paolo Spinnato, Ali Gholamrezanezhad, Sanaz Katal

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Review in Skeletal radiology, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

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8citing papers in PubMed
6.0field-weighted citation impact, top 4% 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.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

8 citing papers in PubMed, 11 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

8 authors at 6 institutions in 2 countries.

George R MatcukDepartment of Imaging, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, 8700 Beverly Blvd, Ste M-335, Los Angeles, CA, 90048, USA. George.Matcuk@cshs.org.
Matthew R SkalskiDepartment of Radiology, Palmer College of Chiropractic - West Campus, San Jose, CA, 95134, USA.
Dakshesh B PatelDepartment of Radiology, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, 90033, USA.
Brandon K K FieldsDepartment of Radiology & Biomedical Imaging, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, 94143, USA.
Leah E WaldmanDepartment of Radiology, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC, 27705, USA.
Paolo SpinnatoDiagnostic and Interventional Radiology, IRCCS Istituto Ortopedico Rizzoli, 40136, Bologna, Italy.
Ali GholamrezanezhadDepartment of Imaging, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, 8700 Beverly Blvd, Ste M-335, Los Angeles, CA, 90048, USA.
Sanaz Katal, Melbourne, Australia.
University of Southern California · USCedars-Sinai Medical Center · USDuke University · USIstituto Ortopedico Rizzoli · ITPalmer College of Chiropractic · USUniversity of California, San Francisco · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

In modern practice, imaging plays an integral role in the diagnosis, evaluation of extent, and treatment planning for lower extremity infections. This review will illustrate the relevant compartment anatomy of the lower extremities and highlight the role of plain radiographs, CT, US, MRI, and nuclear medicine in the diagnostic workup. The imaging features of cellulitis, abscess and phlegmon, necrotizing soft tissue infection, pyomyositis, infectious tenosynovitis, septic arthritis, and osteomyelitis are reviewed. Differentiating features from noninfectious causes of swelling and edema are discussed.

Indexed as

Lower ExtremityMultimodal ImagingDiagnosis, DifferentialDiagnostic ImagingHumansSoft Tissue InfectionsAbscessCellulitisImagingLower extremity infectionOsteomyelitisSeptic arthritis

Identifiers

PMID38244060
PMCPMC11371865
OpenAlexW4391052352

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