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Common Hand Fractures on X-Ray
Mallet finger - injury to the lateral extensor slips
Boutonniere deformity - injury
Common Hand Fractures ... associated with avulsion ... ulnar collateral ligament ... Scapholunate ligament ... Radiology #Wrist #differential
Segond Fracture
- Avulsion fracture of the proximal tibia below the articular surface. 
- Associated with anterior
Segond Fracture ... - Avulsion fracture ... anterior cruciate ligament ... tear #Segond #Fracture
Humeral Avulsion of the Inferior Glenohumeral Ligament (HAGL)
 • Imaging Findings:
 • Large defect of the
Humeral Avulsion ... Inferior Glenohumeral Ligament ... inferior glenohumeral ligament ... Differential diagnosis ... fracture at the
Extension teardrop fracture - Small triangular avulsion of anteroinferior vertebral body, at insertion point of anterior
Extension teardrop fracture ... Small triangular avulsion ... anterior longitudinal ligament ... Ortho #Teardrop #Fracture ... #Mechanism #Avulsion
Femoral Head Fracture: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
 • Posterior hip dislocation -> Impaction force from femoral
Femoral Head Fracture ... acetabular wall • Avulsion ... shearing injury -> Ligaments ... • Non-union of fracture ... #FemoralHead #Fractures
The avulsion fracture of the medial tubercle otherwise known as the Cedell fracture, is associated excessive
The avulsion fracture ... as the Cedell fracture ... posterior talotibial ligament ... #fracture #tubercle
Interphalangeal Joint Dislocation
Interphalangeal joint dislocations almost always occur dorsally, look for associated avulsion fractures! Here's a
for associated avulsion ... fractures! ... capsule. collateral ligaments ... associated injuries: Avulsion ... a concomitant fracture
Differential diagnoses for the neuro-ophthalmologic finding of diplopia.
Neoplastic: 
 • Intraorbital meningioma 
 • Pituitary adenoma
Differential diagnoses ... for the neuro-ophthalmologic ... (orbital apex fracture ... , blowout fracture ... #Diplopia #Differential
Anatomy of the Knee X-ray - AP projection. ⁣⁣
It’s important to be able to identify the
Tibio-femoral alignment ... it, think of a fracture ... several types of fractures ... including Avulsion
Webber Ankle Injury Classification

A: In a Supination-Adduction injury the fibula breaks first, with a fracture below
first, with a fracture ... malleolus OR a deltoid ligament ... Because a deltoid ligament ... and easy way to differentiate ... malleolus or deltoid ligament