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RADIAL HEAD FRACTURE 
Radial head fractures are the most common elbow fracture in adults and are
RADIAL HEAD FRACTURE ... radiocapitellar lines ... posterior) and bone ... Fracture #Elbow #Radiology ... #Orthopedics #MSK
Chest X-Ray Interpretation Checklist
Outline ALL bones
Check soft tissues
Assess heart borders
Is density, behind the heart the same
Checklist Outline ALL bones ... Check apices for ... pneumothorax, tumour ... Interpretation #Checklist #radiology ... #diagnosis #pulmonary
Radius Fracture on POCUS
Great example of the use of POCUS to diagnose a fracture of a
Radius Fracture ... fracture of a long bone ... alignment in both planes ... #clinical #bone ... #msk #orthopedics
Supracondylar Elbow Fracture
• Most common elbow fracture in children, peak age 5-7 
• When looking at
radiocapitellar lines ... posterior) and bone ... radiocapitellar line ... capitellum (age 1), radial ... #Orthopedics #MSK
TISSUE APPEARANCES ON 
MUSCULOSKELETAL ULTRASOUND 

Bone:
 
Bone is represented as a very bright structure and appears
ULTRASOUND Bone ... packed hyperechoic lines ... MUSCULOSKELETAL #MSK ... #POCUS #Atlas # ... Clinical #Radiology