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Common Hand Fractures on X-Ray
Mallet finger - injury to the lateral extensor slips
Boutonniere deformity - injury
Mallet finger ... Hand #Fractures #XRay ... #Radiology #Wrist ... #differential # ... diagnosis
Distal Radius Fracture 
Distal radius fracture is the most common orthopedic injury. Here's a quick summary.
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• Colles (90% "dinner ... lunotriquetral ligament ... reduction using finger ... Colles #Distal #Radiology ... #XRay #Diagnosis
Mallet Finger
Absence of a fracture does NOT exclude Mallet finger, the extension function of the DIP
joint needs to be clinically ... Discharge with orthpedic ... #Radiology #XRay ... #Diagnosis #Management ... #Hand #Orthopedics
Scapholunate Dissociation
The spacing between all carpal bones should be 1-2 mm, look for the "Terry Thomas"
Thomas" sign to diagnosis ... scapholunate interosseous ligament ... Scaphoid #Carpal #Radiology ... #XRay #Diagnosis ... #Sports #MSK
Perilunate Dislocation
On lateral wrist XR, the capitate ("apple") should sit in the lunate ("tea cup") which
dorsally and no longer ... Wrist #Carpal #Radiology ... #XRay #Diagnosis ... #Management #Orthopedics ... #Sports #MSK
Interphalangeal Joint Dislocation
Interphalangeal joint dislocations almost always occur dorsally, look for associated avulsion fractures! Here's a
capsule. collateral ligaments ... Discharge with orthopedic ... Dislocation #IPJoint #Radiology ... #XRay #Diagnosis ... Management #Hand #Orthopedics
Here are the most common examples of these four patterns on a chest x-ray (click image
patterns on a chest ... x-ray (click image ... interstitial opacities - Fine ... Masses Atelectasis #Diagnosis ... #Clinical #Radiology
Radiologists use many terms to describe areas of decreased density or lucencies within the lung, like
we describe a chest ... to figger out what ... #CXR #Lucency #Differential ... Lung #Pulmonary #Diagnosis ... #Radiology
Differential diagnosis of Lymphangitic Carcinomatosis. 
On the left multiple diseases showing septal thickening:
1. Lymphangitic carcinomatosis: irregular
Differential diagnosis ... , superimposed inter ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CTChest ... Carcinomatosis #Mimic #Differential
Esophageal Atresia and Tracheoesophageal Fistula- An infant had an apneic episode at birth and received positive-pressure
The Apgar scores ... fistula, type C, was diagnosed ... #NEJM #clinical ... #radiology #esophageal ... #Xray