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Common Hand Fractures on X-Ray
Mallet finger - injury to the lateral extensor slips
Boutonniere deformity - injury
Common Hand Fractures ... Terry thomas sign ... Boxer's fracture ... #Fractures #XRay ... #Radiology #Wrist
Triquetral Fracture
The triquetrum is the second most commonly fractured carpal bone. Look for the "pooping duck
"pooping duck sign ... "pooping duck sign ... Splint: Volar • Ortho ... Wrist #Carpal #Radiology ... #XRay #Diagnosis
What is a Boxer’s fracture?? Fracture of the 4th or 5th metacarpal neck
 - Common in
What is a Boxer’ ... 5th metacarpal neck ... compromise - Certain radiologic ... Overlying wounds or signs ... #Boxers #Fracture
There are about a dozen x-ray findings, but two of them are especially important: Loss of
about a dozen x-ray ... aortic-pulmonary window and ... the calcium sign ... Clinical #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #CXR #ChestXRay
RADIAL HEAD FRACTURE 
Radial head fractures are the most common elbow fracture in adults and are
anterior sail sign ... onto outstretched hand ... Type I, DC with ortho ... #Elbow #Radiology ... #XRay #Diagnosis
Scapholunate Dissociation
The spacing between all carpal bones should be 1-2 mm, look for the "Terry Thomas"
"Terry Thomas" sign ... ("Terry Thomas sign ... onto outstretched hand ... Thumb spica • Ortho ... #XRay #Diagnosis
Boxer's Fracture - ED Management
Be sure to assess for wounds in patients with fractures of the
Boxer's Fracture ... 5th metacarpal neck ... flexed 70-900 • Ortho ... #Metacarpal #Radiology ... #XRay #Diagnosis
Pertinent Chest x-ray Findings in the Trauma Patient and Implications
Respiratory distress without x-ray findings - Central
Trauma Patient and ... abdominal viscus #cxr ... #chestxray #trauma ... #diagnosis #signs ... #radiology
Supracondylar Elbow Fracture
• Most common elbow fracture in children, peak age 5-7 
• When looking at
anterior sail sign ... can't make A-OK sign ... Type l, DC with ortho ... Elbow #Humerus #Radiology ... #XRay #Diagnosis
Hip X-ray anatomy - Normal AP
- Shenton's line is formed by the medial edge of the
Hip X-ray anatomy ... and the inferior ... Shenton's line is a sign ... of a fractured ... #Anatomy #Radiology