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Change: plateau fracture of the lateral tibial condyle (white arrow). The Ankle Ankle Effusion- The Teardrop Sign An ankle effusion suggests a significant injury to the ankle joint. The anterior and posterior juxta-capsular region
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Change: There were only format changes (bold, italics, etc.) in this version. See this version for details.
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Change: and Downey E.F. (Gilula, L.A. The Traumatised Hand and Wrist, Radiographic and Anatomic Correlation, 1992, p50) observed the folowing in relation to radiography of the wrist. Soft tissue swelling involving fat planes should conform to the area of
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Jun 14 2009, 6:54 AM EDT
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Change: Soft tissue swelling involving fat planes should conform to the area of underlying soft tissue or bone injury. "Swelling seen in an area not associated
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May 28 2008, 3:45 AM EDT
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Change: This patient has air in the soft tissues assoiated with necrotising fasciitis. This is an uncommon condition sometimes referred to as being caused by a "flesh-eating bacteria". The morbidity and mortailty associated with necrotising fasciitis is very high. Treatment is with antibiotics and almost invariably surgical intervention. ....back to
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May 28 2008, 3:17 AM EDT
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Change: This is a lateral wrist image on an elderly patient who has presented to the Emergency Department following a fall onto her left wrist. There
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May 28 2008, 2:50 AM EDT
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Change: A positive scaphoid fat pad sign does not definitely indicate an adjacent scaphoid fracture. In one study it was reported that scaphoid fracture was found on MRI scanning in only 50% of patients who demonstrated a positive scaphoid fat pad sign. (2) . References 1. Carol A
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May 28 2008, 2:42 AM EDT
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Change: The scaphoid fat pad sign refers to a propensity for distortion or obliteration of the juxtaposed fat stripes in the presence of a scaphoid fracture. Normal Scaphoid Fat Pad Obliteration of Scaphoid Fat Pad associated with fracture of the scaphoid tubercle . References 1. Carol A Boles,
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May 28 2008, 2:18 AM EDT
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Change: Scaphoid fractures are the most common fracture of the carpal bones, accounting for 70% of carpal bone fractures (1) . References 1. Carol A Boles, MD. Wrist, Scaphoid Fractures and Complications, Nov 16, 2007. http://www.emedicine.com/RADIO/topic747.htm Other Air in Soft Tissues The lucent patchy areas seen
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May 28 2008, 12:19 AM EDT
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Change: Segond avulsiontibial fractureplateaufracture of the lateral tibial condyle (white arrow). The Ankle Ankle Effusion- The Teardrop Sign An ankle effusion suggests a significant injury to the ankle joint. The anterior and posterior juxta-capsular
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May 28 2008, 12:13 AM EDT
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Change: Triangle (right arrow). Note that that the knee is over-flexed. This position makes assessment of fluid in the supra-patella pouch more difficult. Knee Effusion- Small This patient presented with a history of dislocated right patella. There is a
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May 27 2008, 11:50 PM EDT
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Change: the improved visualisation of the fat/blood interface on this repeat view is unclear) The confirmation of the lipohaemarthrosis indicates that the patient does have a fracture that involves the synovial joint
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May 27 2008, 11:28 PM EDT
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Change: The external oblique image demonstrates a Segond avulsion fracture of the lateral tibial condyle (white arrow). The Ankle Ankle Effusion- The Teardrop Sign An ankle effusion suggests a significant injury to the ankle joint. The anterior and
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May 27 2008, 11:20 PM EDT
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Change: The confirmation of the lipohaemarthrsosis indicates that the patient does have a fracture that involves the synovial joint of the knee. Given that the site and nature of the fracture had not been firmly demonstrated, the radiographer proceeded to perform oblique views of the knee. The Ankle Ankle
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May 27 2008, 11:14 PM EDT
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Change: The Radiographer has performed AP and lateral horizontal ray views as shown above. There is a suggestion of a bony defect in the tibia overlying
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May 27 2008, 10:22 PM EDT
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Change: An abnormal Kager's fat pad does not indicate definite bony injury to the ankle. Justin Q. Ly and Liem T. Bui-Mansfield Anatomy of and Abnormalities Associated with Kager’s Fat Pad AJR:182, January 2004 Ankle Case Study This patient has presented with the ED
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May 27 2008, 10:19 PM EDT
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Change: This patient has a ruptured achilles tendon (white arrow). Note the changes in Kager's Fat Pad Ankle Case Study This patient has presented with the ED following a sports injury to the left ankle and
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May 27 2008, 10:16 PM EDT
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Change: This patient has a ruptured achilles tendon (white arrow). Note the changes in Kager's Fat Pad Ankle Case Study This patient has presented with the ED following a sports injury to the left ankle and is now UTWB. Swelling over the lateral malleolus of the ankle is visible clinially and
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May 27 2008, 10:07 PM EDT
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Change: This image demonstrates a fracture of the lateral malleolus (distal fibula) of the ankle. Note that the dfference in positioning is minimally different froom the original projection but sufficient to demonstrate the fracture clearly. The Shoulder Vacuum Phenomenon The crescent shaped lucency is known as vacuum phenomenon. Vacuum phenomenon
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