Fadi Abdelraheem Al hadidiUniversity of Jordan | UJ · orthopaedics
Fadi Abdelraheem Al hadidi
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Introduction
iam associate professor of orthopaedics and spine surgery .
am intrested in resaerch , about LBP in pregnant ladies and osteoporotic vertebral fractures fractures in elderly . iam preparing projects regarding these subjects. Also I'm interested in other fields of orthopaedics
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September 2016 - present
June 2016 - present
March 2011 - present
Education
September 1992 - June 1998
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Publications (41)
Sacral fractures in young healthy patients are usually linked to high-energy trauma. They are often associated with multiple other injuries. Isolated sacral fractures are rare and can be easily missed in the absence of other surrounding pelvic or spinal injuries. In this article, we present a rare case of isolated U-shaped displaced sacral fracture...
Introduction: Chondrosarcoma is the most common malignant primary tumor of the chest wall. Only a
few cases were reported to arise posteriorly from the paravertebral component.
Case presentation: In this case report, we present a case of chondrosarcoma, a rare bony tumor which
was misdiagnosed with chondromyxoid fibroma in 50 years old male patient...
Purpose
The purpose of this study is to determine if there is a relationship between radiological parameters measured using a plain x-ray and DXA scan score, and whether a plain x-ray can be used as surrogate imaging modality when DXA scan is not readily available.
Methods
We included all patients who had both a DXA scan and a pelvis x-ray done be...
External occipital protuberance (EOP) is a midline bony protrusion in the occipital bone, the significance of which has gained recent attention in the medical community. Our present study aims to assess the average size of EOP in a Jordanian cohort and its relation to age and sex, while determining the frequency of enlarged EOP in this cohort. The...
Background
Patellofemoral pain is a common condition. The Kujala score is a well-established scoring system to assess anterior knee pain and has been translated into many languages including Arabic. The purpose of this cross-sectional study is to culturally adapt the Arabic version of the Kujala score and determine its validity.
Methods
The Kujala...
The aim of this study is to establish age and sex based-reference values of corpus callosum (CC) length and its distances to the fornix and anterior commissure. Brain MRIs of 214 subjects, who had normal MRI scans according to radiologists' reports, were reviewed retrospectively. Hospital, Radiology Department (Amman, Jordan). The antero-posterior...
Background and Objectives: Coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) is an emerging
disease threatening the world with a rapid increase in cases and deaths since it was first
identified in December 2019. Adequate knowledge, practice, and attitudes (KPA) toward
COVID-19 among physicians at the frontline defense against the COVID-19 pandemic may
enhance th...
Background:
Selective nerve root block (SNRB) is a procedure that can be used as a diagnostic or a therapeutic method. SNRB can be used in multiple sites, including cervical and lumbar . Our study aims to investigate the clinical effectiveness of the use of fluoroscopically guided therapeutic selective nerve root block as a non-surgical symptom ma...
Background
Incidentally found intra-spinal bullets are extremely rare, and have never been reported in the literature. The aim of this study is to report a rare case of an asymptomatic migrating intra-spinal bullet, emphasizing the role of cultural context in history taking, and describing its surgical retrieval technique.
Case presentation
We dis...
Background: The role of routine lumbosacral MRI in patients presented with isolated chronic low back pain (CLBP) is still unclear. Most patients with CLBP will show diverting degenerative changes on MRI. As it is uncertain whether surgical treatment of degenerative MRI changes results in alleviation of back pain or not, the necessity of doing a dia...
Omar Q Samarah,1 Majd A Shaheen,2 Rana A Tehabsim,2 Bayan A Shaheen,2 Marah B Makahleh,2 Mahmoud M Almustafa,3 Fadi A Al hadidi,1 Lutfi A Hussein,1 Yazan S Hammad1 1Department of Special Surgery, School of Medicine, University of Jordan, Amman, Jordan; 2School of Medicine, University of Jordan, Amman, Jordan; 3Department of Anesthesia, School of Me...
BACKGROUND: Alkaptonuria (AKU) is a rare metabolic disease caused by a deficiency in homogentisic acid oxidase, which leads to the accumulation of homogentisic acid dark pigments in tissues such as bones, ligaments, and tendons. Long-term duration of this condition, termed ochronosis, can result in degenerative arthropathy involving the spine and l...
PurposeThe outbreak of COVID-19 erupted in December 2019 in Wuhan, China. In a few weeks, it progressed rapidly into a global pandemic which resulted in an overwhelming burden on health care systems, medical resources and staff. Spine surgeons as health care providers are no exception. In this study, we try to highlight the impact of the crisis on...
Background
Low back pain (LBP) is considered the most common work-related musculoskeletal disorder among female healthcare workers. The aim of this study is to compare the prevalence of LBP and non-ergonomic risk factors between female nurses, office workers, and patient transporters, and the effect of pain on job performance.
Methods
Based on sem...
Purpose: The outbreak of COVID-19 erupted in December 2019 in Wuhan-China. In a few weeks it progressed rapidly into a global pandemic which resulted in an overwhelming burden on health care systems, medical resources and staff.Spine surgeons as health care providers are no exception. In this study we try to highlight the impact of the crisis on sp...
Introduction
The menisci are responsible for several functions. They are shock absorbers during dynamic loading on the knee and provide a broader surface area on which to distribute stress evenly to the tibia and femur. These functions allow for smoother movement and greater stability of the knee joint. Meniscal injury can be a great impediment to...
Supraspinatus muscle is usually the first and the most common rotator cuff muscle encountered in traumatic and non-traumatic rotator cuff tears, representing more than 95% of rotator cuff injuries. The aim of our study is to assess findings associated with non-traumatic supraspinatus muscle tears using magnetic resonance imaging and its relationshi...
Aim: To evaluate the experience of Jordan University Hospital regarding shoulder magnetic resonance imaging and to compare our findings with those published in the medical literature. Methods: In our study 986 shoulder MRI exams performed over a period of 4 years and 3 months were reviewed. 267 of the exams were normal, in which 106 (39.7%) were fe...
Supraspinatus muscle is usually the first and the most common rotator cuff muscle encountered in traumatic and non-traumatic rotator cuff tears, representing more than 95% of rotator cuff injuries. The aim of our study is to assess findings associated with non-traumatic supraspinatus muscle tears using magnetic resonance imaging and its relationshi...
Objective
Mobile phones are reliable devices for communication and entertainment. However, their utilization for prolonged periods in flexed neck position is linked to neck and shoulders pain. The main purpose of this study is to investigate the association between neck pain and the duration of device use, taking into consideration gender, age, and...
Background
Patellofemoral knee pain is a common cause of anterior knee pain. The Kujala anterior knee pain score is a scoring system for the clinical assessment of disease severity. The purpose of this cross-sectional study was to validate an Arabic translation of the original Kujala anterior knee pain score to assess Arabic-speaking patients with...
Background: Patellofemoral knee pain is a common cause of anterior knee pain. The Kujala anterior knee pain score is a scoring system for the clinical assessment of disease severity. The purpose of this cross-sectional study was to validate an Arabic translation of the original Kujala anterior knee pain score to assess Arabic-speaking patients with...
Purpose: Pregabalin is a new neuropathic drug that gained recent popularity in treatment of acute postoperative pain. The purpose of this study is to study the effect of pregabalin in pain management in the first 24 h after total knee arthroplasty. Methods: PubMed, Scopus, EBSCO, and Web of science were searched for randomized controlled trials tha...
Objectives: To describe the pattern of developmental dysplasia of the hip (DDH) in late presenting Jordanian male patients and identify the risk factors and associated findings.
Methods: This is a retrospective study of 1145 male patients who attended the Pediatric Orthopedic Clinic for a DDH check up. This study was carried out in the Orthopedic...
Retrospective study of around 500 patients to identify the rate of occurrence between carpel tunnel syndrome and post operative trigger finger in diabetic and non diabetic patient . and to identify the risk factors for this relation
The study reports a case of 14-year-old female child who was not participating in any athletic activities, and presented with gradual onset of left side hip and groin pain since 8 months duration. Clinical and radiological evaluation showed medial-sided femur neck insufficiency fracture associated with vitamin D deficiency. Femur neck insufficiency...
Pyogenic abscess of psoas muscles is a rare condition. Psoas abscess due to methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus is an emerging and rare infection and so far the related data are scarce.
Case presentation
We report the rare case of primary and bilateral large psoas abscesses due to methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in a 54-year-old...
case present complaining of median nerve injury post tendon transfer ,found that median nerve was taken as graft
Brachial artery PSA is extremely rare with only a few cases reported in the literature and all of them are secondary to a known etiology. This is the first report of an adult patient who was free of any medical treatment with primary spontaneous brachial artery pseudo-aneurysm which was mis-diagnosed for 8 years and treated surgically without any c...
Intraosseous pneumatocyst is a gas containing lesion located within a bone. It is a relatively rare condition of unclear etiology and with an undetermined natural course. Gas-density-fluid level pneumatocyst is even rarer. Pneumatocyst is frequently seen in adults but rarely reported in pediatrics. The lesion is usually small and is seen in the ver...
Aims: To evaluate the experience of the university of Jordan hospital regarding knee magnetic resonance imaging and to compare our findings with those published in the medical literature.
Methods: 575 knee magnetic resonance imaging exams for 569 patients performed over the period of 10 years were reviewed. 109 patients, 66 males and 43 females wi...
The objective of this study was to assess the relative association between body weight, body mass index (BMI), lean mass (LM) and fat mass (FM), and bone mineral density (BMD) in a group of Jordanian postmenopausal women and investigate if this possible association changes with age. A total of 3256 patients had dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA...
Postpartum pyogenic sacroiliitis is a rare condition. Accurate diagnosis is frequently delayed because of poor localization of initial symptoms and the rarity of this disorder. Pyogenic sacroiliitis has been related to trauma, intravenous drug abuse, and gynecological infections1-3, but it is rare without a predisposing factor. We report the case o...
Aims: To evaluate the experience of the university of Jordan hospital regarding knee magnetic resonance imaging and to compare our findings with those published in the medical literature.
Methods: 575 knee magnetic resonance imaging exams for 569 patients performed over the period of 10 years were reviewed. 109 patients, 66 males and 43 females wit...
Complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS) is characterized by pain in combination with sensory, vasomotor, sudomotor, trophic and motor abnormalities. The diagnosis of CRPS is based primarily on clinical criteria and the presence of distinct signs and symptoms. The role of bone scintigraphy in the diagnosis of these patients has been limited by its var...
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Questions (34)
Patients with achondroplasia have smaller vertebra than other patients. I have patient who need spinal instrumentation for correction of deformity . I search the literature. I didn't find anything written about the average size of pedicular screws in achondroplasia patients .
Dura tears occur during spine surgery procedures. Repair is recommended in most of cases and when it is accessable. But for how long we keep patient in complete bed rest .ehen to mobilize him post dura repair .
16 year old female patient had disc hery of L4/L5 . Sequestrectomy was done . She improved for two weeks . Then she presented with another herniation . She unde went anther sequestrectomy . She improved for one month then pain and sciatica return back again . MRI show anther recurrence of disc .does she need fusion of segment or only sequestrectomy .?.
comminuted distal femur fracture which fixed with distal femur locking plate. can be complicated with varus or valgus deformity . i case in which you have valgus deformity what are possible solutions .
Infection can affect any part of vertebral column. Is the surgical management of thoracic vertebral infection differ from that if lumber region ?.
There increase in the number of patients who presented with pVCF secondary to metastasis . Is their any guidelines or algorithm for management's .
I need to know if their is any relation between modic changes in the vertebra and diabetes. And if any one aware of any paper in literature regarding that
Is there algorithm for management of post operative SSI of the spine with instruments?
I have seen alot of patient
who fall down complaining of gluteal pain ,who found to have acute vertebral fractures on MRI .they don't have pain around fracture site , but they have it in gluteal area . Even with gluteal blocks .pain not improved but improved on kyphoplsty . Is their explanation for that .?
15 patient presented to the emergency room with knee pain and swelling , some of the them febrile and some not .the ESR and CRP are extremely high in all patients . Synovial fluid analysis show full picture of septic arthritis with WBC more than 100000 and PN more than 90 %. But the blood culture and synovial culture is negative for aerobic and anaerobic and acid fast bacilli..
What the criteria to DX septic arthritis . And if the cultures are negative do we need to give patient antibiotics for 6 week. And how to differentiate between septic arthritis and gouty arthritis or CPPD .
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