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Distal Radius Fracture 
Distal radius fracture is the most common orthopedic injury. Here's a quick summary.
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the most common orthopedic ... • Most common orthopedic ... lunotriquetral ligament ... #Forearm #Radial ... Distal #Radiology #XRay
RADIAL HEAD FRACTURE 
Radial head fractures are the most common elbow fracture in adults and are
review alignment ... radiocapitellar lines), fat pads ... II-IV, pending orthopedic ... Elbow #Radiology #XRay ... Diagnosis #Management #Orthopedics
Monteggia Fracture 
Fracture of proximal ulnar shaft with radial head dislocation. Remember “MUGR” to recall where
swollen elbow and forearm ... DC with orthopedic ... #Forearm #Ulnar ... #Radiology #XRay ... Diagnosis #Management #Orthopedics
Galeazzi Fracture 
Fracture of distal radial shaft with distal radial-ulnar joint disruption. Remember “MUGR” to recall
disruption on x-ray ... Exam: swollen forearm ... #Forearm #Radius ... Distal #Radiology #XRay ... Diagnosis #Management #Orthopedics
Supracondylar Elbow Fracture
• Most common elbow fracture in children, peak age 5-7 
• When looking at
review alignment ... radiocapitellar lines), fat pads ... II-IV, pending orthopedic ... Humerus #Radiology #XRay ... Diagnosis #Management #Orthopedics
Salter Harris Fractures - Pediatric Fractures of the Physis 
SALTR Mnemonic 

Salter Harris I 
Straight through
be visible on X-ray ... with pediatric orthopedics ... with pediatric orthopedics ... Mnemonic #Pediatrics #Peds ... #Orthopedics #Diagnosis
Scapholunate Dissociation
The spacing between all carpal bones should be 1-2 mm, look for the "Terry Thomas"
scapholunate interosseous ligament ... , scaphoid fracture ... follow-up with orthopedics ... Carpal #Radiology #XRay ... Diagnosis #Management #Orthopedics
Anatomy of the Knee X-ray - AP projection. ⁣⁣
It’s important to be able to identify the
Tibio-femoral alignment ... it, think of a fracture ... several types of fractures ... drdevrad #knee #xray ... radiology #msk #orthopedics
Interphalangeal Joint Dislocation
Interphalangeal joint dislocations almost always occur dorsally, look for associated avulsion fractures! Here's a
capsule. collateral ligaments ... dislocation, due to EDS ... Discharge with orthopedic ... IPJoint #Radiology #XRay ... Management #Hand #Orthopedics
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