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Introduction
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.


Level of Difficulty
This case is not easy- suitable case for experienced MSK/trauma radiographers

Presentation
This 38 year old lady has presented to the Emergency Department. She has been referred for ankle radiography with the following clinical information

"twisted"-twisted left ankle then fell landing on left sided buttock
UTWB-UTWB
Tender-Tender left ankle lateral + pelvis (posterior)
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Imaging
ankle trauma 5 ap











What position is this?

Is there evidence of injury?





ankle trauma 5 obl









What position is this?

Is there evidence of injury?





ankle trauma 5 lat









Is there any evidence of fractures?

Comment on any soft tissue signs, artifacts and normal variants







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