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Scapholunate Dissociation
The spacing between all carpal bones should be 1-2 mm, look for the "Terry Thomas"
scapholunate interosseous ligament ... distal radius fracture ... , scaphoid fracture ... unless associated fracture ... Carpal #Radiology #XRay
RADIAL HEAD FRACTURE 
Radial head fractures are the most common elbow fracture in adults and are
RADIAL HEAD FRACTURE ... at an elbow x-ray ... review alignment ... injury, elbow dislocation ... Elbow #Radiology #XRay
Pertinent Chest x-ray Findings in the Trauma Patient and Implications
Respiratory distress without x-ray findings - Central
Pertinent Chest x-ray ... distress without x-ray ... sternoclavicular fracture-dislocation ... vessel injury Fracture ... viscus #cxr #chestxray
Anatomy of the Knee X-ray - AP projection. ⁣⁣
It’s important to be able to identify the
Anatomy of the Knee ... Tibio-femoral alignment ... it, think of a fracture ... #xray #clinical ... #orthopedics #labeled
Interphalangeal Joint Dislocation
Interphalangeal joint dislocations almost always occur dorsally, look for associated avulsion fractures! Here's a
associated avulsion fractures ... capsule. collateral ligaments ... injuries: Avulsion fracture ... a concomitant fracture ... IPJoint #Radiology #XRay
Patellar dislocation
 - Most common in young athletes
 - Mechanism: twisting of extended knee with foot
Patellar dislocation ... patellofemoral ligament ... #Clinical #Knee ... #XRay #Patellar ... #Dislocation
Anatomy of the Knee X-ray - Lateral View.⁣⁣
It’s important to be able to identify the normal
Anatomy of the Knee ... confused for a fracture ... drdevrad #Anatomy #Knee ... #Xray #Lateral ... clinical #radiology #labeled
Posterior Knee Dislocation Injury
Specifically, POSTERIOR KNEE DISLOCATIONS can have significant associated injury that needs unique approach
Posterior Knee Dislocation ... Specifically, POSTERIOR KNEE ... DISLOCATIONS can ... drawers, and special ligament ... the_resuscitationist #Knee
Pellegrini-Stieda lesions are ossified post-traumatic lesions at (or near) the medial femoral collateral ligament adjacent to
femoral collateral ligament ... injury is a Stieda fracture ... lesion #trauma #knee ... #xray #stieda # ... fracture #calcification
Hand X-Ray Anatomy and Interpretation Checklist
1. Soft tissues - Look carefully at the soft tissue over
Hand X-Ray Anatomy ... In case of a fracture ... Incorrect alignment ... drdevrad #Hand #XRay ... Checklist #radiology #labeled