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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 ... #Radiology #XRay ... #Diagnosis #Management ... #Orthopedics #MSK
Radial Head Elbow Fracture with displaced Fat Pads
Intra-Articular Fracture of the Elbow with displaced fat pads
Radial Head Elbow ... These are intra-capsular ... #Head #Elbow #Fracture ... #trauma #clinical ... #radiology #msk
Ossification centers of the elbow - CRITOE Mnemonic 

The ages at which these ossification centers appear
capitellum R - radial ... head I - internal ... epicondyle #Diagnosis ... #Radiology #Pediatrics ... #Peds #CRITOE #
Pediatric Elbow Injuries - Elbow Xrays

Check the fat pads on the lateral projection:
1. A displaced anterior
Xrays Check ... head dislocation ... #Injuries #Xrays ... #Radiology #peds ... #Pediatrics #clinical
Supracondylar Elbow Fracture
• Most common elbow fracture in children, peak age 5-7 
• When looking at
capitellum (age 1), radial ... head (age 3), internal ... #Humerus #Radiology ... #XRay #Diagnosis ... #Orthopedics #MSK
Posterior Elbow Dislocation
The elbow is the second most commonly dislocated major joint in adults and the
head > coronoid ... head fracture + ... Dislocation #Posterior #Radiology ... #XRay #Diagnosis ... Orthopedics #Sports #MSK
Head Cheese Sign on Chest CT
 • Juxtaposition of distinct radiographic areas of low, normal and
Head Cheese Sign ... on Chest CT • ... attenuation • DDx: sub-acute ... #diagnosis #radiology ... #clinical
Monteggia Fracture 
Fracture of proximal ulnar shaft with radial head dislocation. Remember “MUGR” to recall where
head dislocation ... Exam: swollen elbow ... Forearm #Ulnar #Radiology ... #XRay #Diagnosis ... Orthopedics #Proximal #MSK
Whistling Cough- A 4-year-old boy presented to the otorhinolaryngology outpatient clinic with a 2-day history of
otorhinolaryngology outpatient clinic ... performed, given the likelihood ... #NEJM #clinical ... #radiology #chest ... #xray #peds #respiratory
How much radiation is used in paediatric radiology examinations compared to other exposures?

Estimated dose - Days
4 days Chest ... X-ray 0.01 mSv 1 ... day Head CT 2 ... mSv 8 months Chest ... Testing #Study #Peds