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Author: Mikael Häggström [notes 1]

Detection

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Even if there's an initial obvious fracture, evaluate:

  • Bone contours for disruptions
  • Bone areas for unusual lines that are either hypoattenuating (in case of separation) or hyperattenuating (in case of compression)

Classification

  • Scaphoid fracture classification.jpg
Types of fracture misalignment:[1]
  • Displacement
  • Angulation
  • Distraction (making bone longer)
  • Impaction or shortening
  • Rotation

Report

When reporting to non-orthopedic doctors who may not know about the limitations of X-ray, emphasize this in the absence of findings, such as:

No visible fracture as far as can be seen by plain radiography.

Notes

  1. ↑ For a full list of contributors, see article history. Creators of images are attributed at the image description pages, seen by clicking on the images. See Radlines:Authorship for details.

References

  1. ↑ . Introduction to Trauma X-ray. Radiology Masterclass. Retrieved on 2018-07-03.
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