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Supracondylar Elbow Fractures - Diagnosis, Radiographic Features and Management Guide

 - By Dr. Sarah Edwards 
@drsarahedwards
Fractures - Diagnosis ... #XRay #Supracondylar ... #Fractures #Types ... #Gartland #Classification ... Diagnosis #Management #Radiology
RADIAL HEAD FRACTURE 
Radial head fractures are the most common elbow fracture in adults and are
RADIAL HEAD FRACTURE ... fracture! ... #Elbow #Radiology ... #XRay #Diagnosis ... #Orthopedics #MSK
Posterior Elbow Dislocation
The elbow is the second most commonly dislocated major joint in adults and the
humerus; simple = no fracture ... , complex = fracture ... + radial head fracture ... coronoid process fracture ... Dislocation #Posterior #Radiology
Supracondylar Elbow Fracture
• Most common elbow fracture in children, peak age 5-7 
• When looking at
Fracture • Most ... common elbow fracture ... cortex • If a fracture ... supracondylar fracture ... #Radiology #XRay
Radial Head Elbow Fracture with displaced Fat Pads
Intra-Articular Fracture of the Elbow with displaced fat pads
Fracture with displaced ... Intra-Articular Fracture ... #Fracture #trauma ... #clinical #radiology ... #msk #hemarthrosis
Monteggia Fracture 
Fracture of proximal ulnar shaft with radial head dislocation. Remember “MUGR” to recall where
Monteggia Fracture ... Fracture of proximal ... recall where the fracture ... 4-10 • Ulna fracture ... Forearm #Ulnar #Radiology
Pediatric Elbow Injuries - Elbow Xrays

Check the fat pads on the lateral projection:
1. A displaced anterior
associated with fractures ... irrespective of if a fracture ... supracondylar fracture ... #Radiology #peds ... #Pediatrics #clinical
Anatomy of the Knee X-ray - AP projection. ⁣⁣
It’s important to be able to identify the
it, think of a fracture ... several types of fractures ... #clinical #radiology ... #anatomy #ap #radiology ... #msk #orthopedics
Mallet Finger
Absence of a fracture does NOT exclude Mallet finger, the extension function of the DIP
Absence of a fracture ... injuries: Avulsion fracture ... Mallet #Finger #Radiology ... #XRay #Diagnosis ... #Orthopedics #MSK
Traumatic Spondylolisthesis of the Axis - A lateral radiograph (Panel A) showed disruption of the intervertebral
vertebra fragment, fracture ... vertebra were fractured ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #Trauma #Xray # ... HangmansFracture #NEJM