Fracture general principles
The basics principles of radiological fracture evaluation.
Table of contents
Checklist
- Is everything imaged correctly and suitable for evaluation? (image in multiple directions!)
- Is there soft tissue swelling?
- General impression of the bone (including osteoporosis, intra-ossal lesions)
- Check each cortex. Are there sharp or rounded cortex interruptions?
- Secondary signs of a fracture? (asymmetry, abnormal position, periostal response, changes versus old images)
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Literature: sources and author
Text & Illustrations
drs. A. van der Plas, MSK radiologist Maastricht UMC+
Sources:
- Radiologic reporting of skeletal trauma.M J MJ Pitt and D P DP Speer Radiol Clin North Am 28(2):247-56 (1990)
- B.J. Manaster et al. The Requisites – Musculoskeletal Imaging. 2007
- N. Raby et al. Accident & Emergency Radiology – A Survival Guide. 2005.
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