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Posterior Elbow Dislocation
The elbow is the second most commonly dislocated major joint in adults and the
Posterior Elbow ... head fracture + ... #Dislocation #Posterior ... #Radiology #XRay ... #Sports #MSK
RADIAL HEAD FRACTURE 
Radial head fractures are the most common elbow fracture in adults and are
RADIAL HEAD FRACTURE ... Radial head fractures ... (anterior & posterior ... sail sign or posterior ... #MSK
Femoral Head Fracture: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
 • Posterior hip dislocation -> Impaction force from femoral
Femoral Head Fracture ... hip dislocation ... onto posterior ... #msk #diagnosis ... #symptoms #orthopedics
Supracondylar Elbow Fracture
• Most common elbow fracture in children, peak age 5-7 
• When looking at
common elbow fracture ... (anterior & posterior ... sail sign or posterior ... age 1), radial head ... #MSK
Anterior Shoulder Dislocation: Pathogenesis, clinical, and radiographic findings

Trauma, Fall on, outstretched arm, Overhead throwing => Abduction
on axillary x-ray ... rests against rim ... #Diagnosis #signs ... #symptoms #msk ... #orthopedics #pathophysiology
Monteggia Fracture 
Fracture of proximal ulnar shaft with radial head dislocation. Remember “MUGR” to recall where
shaft with radial head ... dislocation. ... Exam: swollen elbow ... Ulnar #Radiology #XRay ... #Proximal #MSK
Radial Head Elbow Fracture with displaced Fat Pads
Intra-Articular Fracture of the Elbow with displaced fat pads
Radial Head Elbow ... The anterior fat ... called the “Sail sign ... #Elbow #Fracture ... clinical #radiology #msk
Pediatric Elbow Injuries - Elbow Xrays

Check the fat pads on the lateral projection:
1. A displaced anterior
Xrays Check ... fat pad (sail sign ... A visible posterior ... dislocation is ... #Injuries #Xrays
Hill Sachs Lesion of the posterior humeral head on Ultrasound

 A Hill–Sachs lesion, or Hill–Sachs fracture,
Lesion of the posterior ... or Hill–Sachs fracture ... is dislocated anteriorly ... Sports #Clinical #Orthopedics ... #POCUS
Humeral Head Growth Plate on Shoulder POCUS

A 15yo male presents with shoulder pain. Which of the
Plate on Shoulder POCUS ... glenoid without anterior ... or posterior dislocation ... mistaken for a fracture ... #MSK #Peds #Pediatrics