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MSK Radiographs Flashcards

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Demographics

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Name, DOB, hospital number, age, sex
Previous films
Other orientations (AP and another view eg. Lateral)

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Radiograph detail

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Date
Type
Area of body eg. RHS/LHS
Adequacy (above and below joint, rotation, penetration)

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Interpretation mnemonic

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ABCS

Briefly mention any abnormalities first

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4
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Alignment

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Joints and bones- look for dislocation or subluxation

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Bones

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Cortex- trace around cortex to look for fractures
Bone fragments
Texture of bone between the cortex eg. evidence of lysis

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Cartilage

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Joint spaces
Disruption of joint contours
Signs of OA/RA/psoriatic/gout etc.

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Soft tissues

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Disruption
Swelling
Foreign bodies or calcification

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To complete

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Examine other films and take a history

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9
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Fracture description system

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SOD

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10
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Site

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Which bone
Intra or extraarticular fracture
Position eg. Proximal/middle/distal third

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Obliquity

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Completeness (complete or incomplete fracture)
Type of fracture (ie. spiral, comminuted etc.)
Skin penetration

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12
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Displacement

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This is displacement of the distal fragment to the body

Anterior/posterior
Angulation- change in bone axis, ie. Dorsal/palmar, varus/valgus, radial/ulnar
Translation- have fractured bones moved away from one another

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13
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Glossary of terms

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Impacted- ends of fracture are compressed together
Comminuted- more than 2 detached bone fragments
Stable- likely to stay in sound position during healing
Unstable- likely to change position

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14
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Osteoarthritis

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LOSS

Loss of joint space
Osteophytes
Subchondral cysts
Subchondral sclerosis

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Rheumatoid arthritis

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Loss of joint space
Periarticular osteopenia
Juxtarticular erosions
Soft tissue swelling

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16
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Psoriatic arthritis

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Central erosions (pencil in cup appearance)

17
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Gout

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Punched out lesions in bone (peri articulations tophi)

18
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Pseudo gout

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Chondrocalcinosis

19
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Types of complete fracture

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Transverse- right angle to shaft 
Oblique- fracture at angle to shaft
Spiral- twisting injury 
Comminuted- 2 or more bone fragments 
Impacted- fractured bone forced together
20
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Types of incomplete fracture

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Don’t involve the whole cortex, and commonly occur in children

Torus/buckle
Bowing
Green stick
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