Many practitioners are now continuing to expand their reporting skills from appendicular skeleton to include the axial skeleton in trauma. Other allied profession may also be reviewing axial skeleton trauma radiographs, for instance nurse practitioners (such as in cases of hip trauma). Many practitioners initially fear reviewing axial skeleton radiographs, understandably as missing an injury may have dire consequences, but with training, audit and care this fear can be overcome; and one can look forward to the challenge of axial radiograph reporting.As axial trauma radiographs can be a difficult to review, the book starts with several chapters, to introduce or revise specific axial trauma. The first chapter discusses mechanisms of injury of major trauma. Followed by a chapter on pelvic trauma. The next chapter looks at reviewing trauma cervical spine radiographs. Then is presented a series of trauma cases of the axial skeleton, on which you are asked to write reports, plus sometimes answer a few questions, (the answers are over the page). This section is divided into six chapters; trauma cases of the pelvis; of the hip and femur; the cervical spine; dorsal and lumber spine; the skull, facial bones and mandible (15 cases in each chapter); the last chapter being 25 mixed cases. Although it is preferably to work your way through the book from start to finish; if you feel you need revision on say cervical spine radiographs, then you can flick to the chapter on reviewing the cervical spine and next to the cases on cervical spine. Each case has appropriate clinical history although this may not be the original history in order to anonymous the case. Some of the cases may not have side markers these may have been removed whilst removing patientsOCO details."
(Hence Salter Harris type I and type II have a relatively good prognosis, whereas Salter Harris five fractures have a relatively poor prognosis.) Figure 2.4 Salter Harris classification and incidence As shown in Figure 2.4, ...
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If the radial head is comminuted then think about looking for a dislocation of the distal radio-ulnar joint – this is called an Essex-Lopresti fracture (see Figure 6.1). Figure 6.1 Essex-Lopresti fracture Case 48 Patient fell down ...
However you use the book it will encourage you to read more and research more into musculoskeletal trauma and its radiographic appearance; for it is a fascinating topic and there is always more to learn!
Self-Assessment Questions Pawel Szaro ... There was a clinical suspicion of fracture, but the X-ray was normal. ... A. coccyx after trauma B. acute back pain after lifting a heavy object C. X-ray of the hand in a patient with ...
A-Z of Musculoskeletal and Trauma Radiology is an invaluable reference to the key aspects of imaging for all conditions of bones, muscles, tendons and ligaments.
This book would be of great value to Emergency Nurse Practitioners, Accident and Emergency staff, radiographers, junior doctors, medical students, and physiotherapists.
This text unifies this body of knowledge into an educational resource capturing the core competencies required of an emergency radiologist.
Learn your cases, diagnose with confidence and pass your exams. RadCases. Musculoskeletal Radiology will enable you to diagnose the full range of skeletal, ligament, muscle, and joint pathology.