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These cases are intended to be used as education materials. There are intentionally no answers. The objective is to provide teaching and test cases where the radiographers cannot "look up the answers on the Internet ". This case can be answered at different levels from student radiographer to advanced radiographer practitioner or reporting radiographer.
This case is suitable for all levels of radiographers from 1st year students to reporting radiographers. The answers will clearly be different for different levels.
This is a 16 year old boy who has presented to the Emergency Department. He has been referred for ankle radiography with the following clinical information
"jumped off jetty
sore ankle"
There is evidence of 2 fractures
Does this fracture involve the epiphyseal plate?
What are these fractures called?
This is a special type of epiphyseal fracture. What is its name?
Comment on any soft tissue signs, artifacts and normal variants
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ankle trauma
epiphysis
fracture
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