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Medial Meniscus Bucket Handle Tear - MSK Radiology
Imaging Findings:
 • Truncation of the medial meniscus on
Handle Tear - MSK Radiology ... peripheral red zone ... Meniscofemoral ligament ... BucketHandle #Tear #knee ... #mri #clinical
RADIAL HEAD FRACTURE 
Radial head fractures are the most common elbow fracture in adults and are
review alignment ... posterior) and bone ... II-IV, pending orthopedic ... #Elbow #Radiology ... #XRay #Diagnosis
Distal Radius Fracture 
Distal radius fracture is the most common orthopedic injury. Here's a quick summary.
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the most common orthopedic ... carpal tunnel syndrome ... lunotriquetral ligament ... Colles #Distal #Radiology ... #XRay #Diagnosis
Supracondylar Elbow Fracture
• Most common elbow fracture in children, peak age 5-7 
• When looking at
review alignment ... posterior) and bone ... ), compartment syndrome ... Elbow #Humerus #Radiology ... #XRay #Diagnosis
Anatomy of the Knee X-ray - AP projection. ⁣⁣
It’s important to be able to identify the
Anatomy of the Knee ... Tibio-femoral alignment ... #xray #clinical ... #ap #radiology ... #msk #orthopedics
Scapholunate Dissociation
The spacing between all carpal bones should be 1-2 mm, look for the "Terry Thomas"
between all carpal bones ... scapholunate interosseous ligament ... between all carpal bones ... Scaphoid #Carpal #Radiology ... #XRay #Diagnosis
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 ... Mallet #Finger #Radiology ... #XRay #Diagnosis
Pellegrini-Stieda lesions are ossified post-traumatic lesions at (or near) the medial femoral collateral ligament adjacent to
femoral collateral ligament ... One presumed mechanism ... lesion #trauma #knee ... #xray #stieda # ... #radiology
Radius Fracture on POCUS
Great example of the use of POCUS to diagnose a fracture of a
of a long bone ... Could also do X-ray ... confirm proper alignment ... #POCUS #clinical ... #bone #msk #orthopedics
Posterior Knee Dislocation Injury
Specifically, POSTERIOR KNEE DISLOCATIONS can have significant associated injury that needs unique approach
Compartment syndrome ... CLINICAL: instability ... drawers, and special ligament ... /meniscus testing ... trauma/vascular/orthopedic