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Triquetral Fracture
The triquetrum is the second most commonly fractured carpal bone. Look for the "pooping duck
duck sign" on lateral ... pain with wrist flexion ... injuries: Perilunate dislocation ... #Radiology #XRay ... Orthopedics #Sports #MSK
Perilunate Dislocation
On lateral wrist XR, the capitate ("apple") should sit in the lunate ("tea cup") which
On lateral wrist ... XR, the capitate ... capitate "apple" does ... #Radiology #XRay ... Orthopedics #Sports #MSK
Pediatric Elbow Injuries - Elbow Xrays

Check the fat pads on the lateral projection:
1. A displaced anterior
Injuries - Elbow Xrays ... a radial head dislocation ... Elbow #Injuries #Xrays ... #Radiology #peds ... #Pediatrics #clinical
Increased Anterior Posterior Diameter: Barrel chested appearance resulting from air trapping
that sometimes occurs with advanced COPD.
Increased Anterior ... Xray on the right ... Chested #Chest #XRay ... #APDiameter #CXR ... #Lateral #UCSDH
Hill-Sachs Lesion on Ultrasound 

Unlike normal variant irregular bare area (arrowhead) under infraspinatus, a Hill-Sachs lesion
variant irregular bare ... arrow) from prior anterior ... shoulder dislocation ... #Ultrasound #MSK ... #Comparison #XRay
Interphalangeal Joint Dislocation
Interphalangeal joint dislocations almost always occur dorsally, look for associated avulsion fractures! Here's a
-80 degrees of flexion ... ; lateral slips ... , due to EDS and ... IPJoint #Radiology #XRay ... #Orthopedics #MSK
RADIAL HEAD FRACTURE 
Radial head fractures are the most common elbow fracture in adults and are
radiocapitellar lines), fat pads ... Tenderness to lateral ... injury, elbow dislocation ... Elbow #Radiology #XRay ... #Orthopedics #MSK
Authors: Mark M. Ramzy, DO, EMT-P (@MarkRamzyDO, EM Resident Physician, Drexel University, Department of Emergency Medicine)
over the left anterior ... This patient’s clinical ... (CXR), try rotating ... over the left anterior ... not seen on a CXR