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Common Hand Fractures on X-Ray
Mallet finger - injury to the lateral extensor slips
Boutonniere deformity - injury
ulnar collateral ligament ... Scapholunate ligament ... Terry thomas sign ... Hand #Fractures #XRay ... #Radiology #Wrist
Falciform Ligament Sign - An abdominal radiograph that was obtained with the patient in a supine
Sign - An abdominal ... sign (Panel A, ... arrow) #Clinical #Radiology ... Pneumoperitoneum #CT ... #KUB #NEJM
Scapholunate Dissociation
The spacing between all carpal bones should be 1-2 mm, look for the "Terry Thomas"
"Terry Thomas" sign ... scapholunate interosseous ligament ... ("Terry Thomas sign ... Scaphoid #Carpal #Radiology ... #XRay #Diagnosis
Supracondylar Elbow Fracture
• Most common elbow fracture in children, peak age 5-7 
• When looking at
review alignment ... anterior sail sign ... can't make A-OK sign ... Elbow #Humerus #Radiology ... #XRay #Diagnosis
RADIAL HEAD FRACTURE 
Radial head fractures are the most common elbow fracture in adults and are
at an elbow x-ray ... review alignment ... anterior sail sign ... Fracture #Elbow #Radiology ... #XRay #Diagnosis
Osteopetrosis - Computed tomography revealed diffusely thickened bones of the skull (Panel A, arrows). A radiograph
Clinical #Peds #Radiology ... #Xray #HandXR # ... Osteopetrosis #CT ... #NEJM
Hamate Fracture on Wrist X-Ray

- point tenderness over the hamate should raise suspicion for a fracture,
Fracture on Wrist X-Ray ... are negative a CT ... with associated signs ... Fracture #WristXRay #Radiology
Hand X-Ray Anatomy and Interpretation Checklist
1. Soft tissues - Look carefully at the soft tissue over
Hand X-Ray Anatomy ... important to look for signs ... Incorrect alignment ... drdevrad #Hand #XRay ... Interpretation #Checklist #radiology
Eagle’s Syndrome - Computed tomography revealed two elongated styloid processes with ossification of the stylohyoid ligaments
the stylohyoid ligaments ... the stylohyoid ligament ... Clinical #ENT #Radiology ... #CT #Eagle #EagleSyndrome ... StylohyoidOssification #NEJM
Swirl Sign - Intestinal Volvulus after Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass - Radiography (Panel A) and computed tomography
Swirl Sign - Intestinal ... computed tomography (CT ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #Swirl #Sign #SwirlSign ... IntestinalVolvulus #NEJM