B. Rawat et Rs. Bell, RAPIDLY PROGRESSIVE NEUROPATHIC ARTHROPATHY IN SYRINGOHYDROMYELIA - RADIOGRAPHIC AND MAGNETIC-RESONANCE-IMAGING FINDINGS, Clinical Radiology, 49(7), 1994, pp. 504-507
A rapidly progressive neuropathic shoulder joint in a patient with syr
ingohydromyelia is presented. He developed marked destruction of the s
houlder joint over 5 weeks. The MRI findings in the pre- and post-reso
rptive phases of the arthropathy are presented for the first time. Low
signal intensity areas are observed in the medullary cavity of the bo
ne on bath T1- and T2-weighted spin-echo images even before the actual
resorptive process starts. Additional major findings are the joint ef
fusion and synovial thickening.