DRRA

Imaging Case of the Week 70

Imaging Case of the Week 70

[ad_1] These wrist x-rays are from a 43 year old with ulnar sided wrist pain following a fall on the outstretched left hand. What can you observe? click to enlarge click to enlarge [peekaboo_link name=”Answer”]Answer[/peekaboo_link] [peekaboo_content name=”Answer”] The oblique wrist x-ray shows a minimally displaced pisiform fracture. The x-rays taken are, in fact, scaphoid views. A pisiform fracture can…

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Imaging Case of the Week 69

Imaging Case of the Week 69

[ad_1] The following x-rays are from a 34 year old man who felt a sudden pain in his right buttock while playing footie. What can you observe in the x-rays? click to enlarge click to enlarge [peekaboo_link name=”Answer”]Answer[/peekaboo_link] [peekaboo_content name=”Answer”] The x-rays show a missable fracture which is the avulsion fracture of the right ischial…

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Imaging Case of the Week 68

Imaging Case of the Week 68

[ad_1] The following thoracic spine x-rays are from a 20 year old male who fell on his feet from a height. There are obvious fractures involving T4 and T6 vertebrae. What soft tissue sign do you notice? click to enlarge click to enlarge [peekaboo_link name=”Answer”]Answer[/peekaboo_link] [peekaboo_content name=”Answer”] The plain x-rays show compression fractures of T4…

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