Robert Bleakney
Division Head, Musculoskeletal
Dr. Robert Bleakney is a staff musculoskeletal radiologist at the Joint Department of Medical Imaging in Toronto, comprising Sinai Health, University Network, and Women’s College Hospitals, one of the largest academic radiology groups in Canada. He is also the Musculoskeletal Division Head, Musculoskeletal Fellowship Supervisor, and Assistant Professor of Medical Imaging at the University of Toronto.
Dr. Bleakney attended medical school at Queen’s University in Belfast, Northern Ireland, and completed his radiology residency at Aberdeen Royal Infirmary in Aberdeen, Scotland prior to serving his fellowship in musculoskeletal radiology in Toronto, Canada. His clinical and research interests are education, sports imaging, musculoskeletal tumors, bone density, and atypical femoral fractures.
Dr. Bleakney is a keen cyclist and biked 10,000km in 2020.
- Radiological Lexicon: Use of Disease Severity Modifiers
The task of a radiologist can be described as the translation of imaging appearances into the written word. However, the optimally functioning […]
- The GoodHope Ehlers Danlos Syndrome Clinic: development and implementation of the first interdisciplinary program for multi-system issues in connective tissue disorders at the Toronto General Hospital
Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome (EDS) are a heterogeneous group of genetic connective tissue disorders, and typically manifests as weak joints that […]
- Utility of the spinal instability neoplastic score to identify patients with Gorham-Stout disease requiring spine surgery
CONCLUSION: We recommend using the SINS score in GSD patients who develop spinal lesions to prompt early referral for consideration of surgery.
- Acromioclavicular Joint Injuries in Professional Ice Hockey Players: Epidemiologic and MRI Findings and Association With Return to Play
CONCLUSION: The spectrum of pathology and grading of acute ACJ injuries sustained in professional ice hockey can be accurately assessed with MRI; the […]
- The Effects of Home Exercise in Older Women With Vertebral Fractures: A Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial
CONCLUSIONS: Our exploratory estimate of the effect of exercise on functional leg muscle strength was consistent in direction and magnitude with […]
- Determining the appropriateness of requests for outpatient magnetic resonance imaging of the hip
In Ontario, Canada, wait times for magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scans continue to exceed provincial targets. We sought to determine the incidence […]
- Are osteoporotic vertebral fractures or forward head posture associated with performance-based measures of balance and mobility?
CONCLUSION: OWD was significantly associated with physical performance but fracture characteristics were not. These analyses were exploratory and […]
- Exploring the association between number, severity, location of fracture, and occiput-to-wall distance
CONCLUSIONS: The number of fractures was significantly associated with OWD in the unadjusted model, explaining more of the variability in OWD than […]
- A Case of Posterior Tibial Nerve Injury After Arthroscopic Calcaneoplasty
We report the first case of distal posterior tibial nerve injury after arthroscopic calcaneoplasty. A 59-year-old male had undergone right […]
- Magnetic resonance imaging appearance of soft-tissue metastases: our experience at an orthopedic oncology center
CONCLUSION: Imaging diagnosis of soft-tissue metastases is challenging as it can demonstrate imaging appearances similar to primary soft-tissue […]
- Clinical impact of extending after-hours radiology coverage for emergency department computed tomography imaging
CONCLUSION: The extension of reporting hours reduced the time for ED physicians to review discrepant reports, while balancing educational needs of […]
- Evaluation of Automated Fracture Risk Assessment Based on the Canadian Association of Radiologists and Osteoporosis Canada Assessment Tool
Fracture risk assessments are not always clearly communicated on bone mineral density (BMD) reports; evidence suggests that structured reporting (SR) […]
- Low prevalence of unexpected popliteal DVT detected on routine MRI assessment of the knee
CONCLUSION: Although the prevalence of MR findings is low (0.3%), our findings reiterate the need to interrogate the popliteal vein for evidence of […]
- Bilateral atypical femoral fractures: how much symmetry is there on imaging?
CONCLUSIONS: Patients with unilateral atypical femoral fractures are likely to be diagnosed with a contralateral AFF within the first year of […]
- Spontaneous resolution of quadrilateral space syndrome: a case report
A case of quadrilateral space syndrome is presented, where a large near-circumferential glenoid labrum tear led to a paralabral cyst that dissected […]
- Build better bones with exercise: protocol for a feasibility study of a multicenter randomized controlled trial of 12 months of home exercise in women with a vertebral fracture
CONCLUSIONS: The viability of a large-scale exercise trial in women with vertebral fractures will be evaluated, as well as the effects of a home […]
- The clinical characteristics of patients with hip fractures in typical locations and atypical femoral fractures
CONCLUSIONS: Compared to those with typical fractures, patients with atypical fracture report a longer duration of use of bisphosphonates, higher […]
- Diagnostic accuracy of an iPhone DICOM viewer for the interpretation of magnetic resonance imaging of the knee
CONCLUSIONS: The diagnostic performance of interpreting MR images on a handheld mobile device for the assessment of intra-articular knee pathology is […]
- Shoulder instability in ice hockey players: incidence, mechanism, and MRI findings
Ice hockey is by definition a contact sport, making players at high levels prone to traumatic injuries. The most common cause of injury is from body […]
- Ewing's sarcoma of the patella
Ewing's sarcoma is a relatively rare malignancy, occurring mainly between 4 and 25 years of age. It usually arises from the pelvis, followed by the […]
- Musculotendinous architecture of pathological supraspinatus: a pilot in vivo ultrasonography study
Architectural changes associated with tendon tears of the supraspinatus muscle (SP) have not been thoroughly investigated in vivo with the muscle in […]
- Current imaging of the rotator cuff
Rotator cuff pathology is a common cause of shoulder pain, and imaging plays a major role in the management of shoulder problems. General radiography […]
- Limitations of single slice dynamic contrast enhanced MR in pharmacokinetic modeling of bone sarcomas
CONCLUSION: There was no statistically significant correlation between changes in pharmacokinetic perfusion parameters and total tumor necrosis. When […]
- Oncodiagnosis panel: 2007: multidisciplinary management of soft-tissue sarcoma
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- Acute traumatic posterior shoulder dislocation: MR findings
CONCLUSION: The MR appearance of traumatic posterior shoulder dislocation was characterized by reverse Hill-Sachs lesions in 86% of patients and […]
- Accessory muscles: anatomy, symptoms, and radiologic evaluation
A wide array of supernumerary and accessory musculature has been described in the anatomic, surgical, and radiology literature. In the vast majority […]
- Three-dimensional study of the musculotendinous architecture of supraspinatus and its functional correlations
The supraspinatus is most frequently involved in shoulder pathology. However, the musculotendinous architecture of the supraspinatus has not been […]
- Clinical examination and ultrasound of self-reported snapping hip syndrome in elite ballet dancers
CONCLUSION: Snapping hip is extremely common in ballet dancers. Some dancers have significant pain, yet many are asymptomatic. Self-reported snapping […]
- Lipofibromatous hamartoma of the upper extremity: a review of the radiologic findings for 15 patients
CONCLUSION: Although there are pathognomonic features that characterize lipofibromatous hamartoma on MRI, the range of appearances is broad. […]
- Imaging of the Achilles tendon
The Achilles tendon is the most commonly injured tendon in the foot and ankle; injuries commonly are related to sports/athletic activities. Imaging […]