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RADIAL HEAD FRACTURE 
Radial head fractures are the most common elbow fracture in adults and are
RADIAL HEAD FRACTURE ... Radial head fractures ... posterior) and bone ... cortex • If a ... #Radiology #XRay
Supracondylar Elbow Fracture
• Most common elbow fracture in children, peak age 5-7 
• When looking at
posterior) and bone ... cortex • If a ... capitellum (age 1), radial ... #Diagnosis #Management ... #Orthopedics #MSK
Sternal fracture on POCUS. 

It’s super easy! Place linear probe in long axis over point of
Sternal fracture ... disruption of bony ... cortex, +/- hematoma ... #Sternum #Fracture ... #Clinical #POCUS
Radius Fracture on POCUS
Great example of the use of POCUS to diagnose a fracture of a
Radius Fracture ... to diagnose a fracture ... #Fracture #POCUS ... #clinical #bone ... #msk #orthopedics
Mallet Finger
Absence of a fracture does NOT exclude Mallet finger, the extension function of the DIP
Absence of a fracture ... joint needs to be clinically ... disruption (may be bony ... Finger #Radiology #XRay ... #Diagnosis #Management
Anterior Shoulder Dislocation - ED Management
The shoulder is the most commonly dislocated major joint, 95% of
(10%), bony Bankart ... • Disposition: DC ... Anterior #Radiology #XRay ... #Diagnosis #Management ... #Orthopedics #Sports
Rib fractures on POCUS 
1. look for a discontinuity at the site of pain and tenderness
diagnosis; the ... Be wary of the bone ... cortex and or associated ... completely replace x-ray ... POCUS #clinical
Ptosis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Ptosis (Greek- to fall) Drooping of the upper eyelid that usually results
think about three clinical ... neuromuscular junction, cranial ... nerve palsy • Horner ... orbital rooftop fracture ... some abnormal external
Solitary Cell Plasmacytoma

What?
• Plasma cell neoplasms can present as a single lesion (solitary plasmacytoma)
• In 3%
plasmacytoma) Clinical ... obstruction X-Ray ... cortex, sometimes ... SPB - commonly axial ... • CBC + diff •