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Sternal Fracture on Ultrasound

Sternal fractures are not seen on x-ray. Here you can see the step-off
Sternal Fracture ... fractures are not ... seen on x-ray. ... #fracture #trauma ... #pocus #clinical
Pertinent Chest x-ray Findings in the Trauma Patient and Implications
Respiratory distress without x-ray findings - Central
Pertinent Chest x-ray ... Findings in the Trauma ... vessel injury, sternal ... viscus #cxr #chestxray ... #trauma #diagnosis
Anterior Shoulder Dislocation: Pathogenesis, clinical, and radiographic findings

Trauma, Fall on, outstretched arm, Overhead throwing => Abduction
radiographic findings Trauma ... Abduction and external ... muscle, tendon, ligaments ... on axillary x-ray ... signs #symptoms #msk
Sternal fracture on POCUS. 

60 year old PT, fell on her chest 4 days ago, tender
Sternal fracture ... on POCUS. 60 ... #Sternum #Fracture ... #ultrasound #msk ... #trauma
Supracondylar Elbow Fracture
• Most common elbow fracture in children, peak age 5-7 
• When looking at
at an elbow x-ray ... review alignment ... head (age 3), internal ... Humerus #Radiology #XRay ... #Orthopedics #MSK
Anterior Shoulder Dislocation - ED Management
The shoulder is the most commonly dislocated major joint, 95% of
slight abduction & external ... greater tuberosity fracture ... Bankart lesions (5%, fracture ... Anterior #Radiology #XRay ... Orthopedics #Sports #MSK
Scapholunate Dissociation
The spacing between all carpal bones should be 1-2 mm, look for the "Terry Thomas"
all carpal bones should ... scapholunate interosseous ligament ... all carpal bones should ... Carpal #Radiology #XRay ... Orthopedics #Sports #MSK
Radius Fracture on POCUS
Great example of the use of POCUS to diagnose a fracture of a
Radius Fracture ... on POCUS Great ... Could also do X-ray ... confirm proper alignment ... #bone #msk #orthopedics
Posterior Knee Dislocation Injury
Specifically, POSTERIOR KNEE DISLOCATIONS can have significant associated injury that needs unique approach
vascular imaging or serial ... drawers, and special ligament ... from excessive internal ... Consider trauma/ ... Posterior #Injury #msk
Authors: Mark M. Ramzy, DO, EMT-P (@MarkRamzyDO, EM Resident Physician, Drexel University, Department of Emergency Medicine)
suffered no head trauma ... This post will focus ... arise from blunt trauma ... potentially more serious internal ... secretions and should