Radiology Of The Hand Flashcards
Which bone of the arm can indicate where lateral is on a radiological image?
Radius
What is the name of a posteriorly displaced fracture of the radius/ulna?
Colle’s fracture
What is the name of the deformity caused by a Colle’s fracture?
Dinner fork deformity
What is the name of the fracture of the radius/ulna which is anteriorly displaced?
Smith’s fracture
Is anterior or posterior displacement more common in a fracture of the radius/ulna?
Posterior
Why is a fracture to the proximal pole of scaphoid significant?
There is poor blood supply here so the bone is susceptible to avascular necrosis
Fracture of which carpal bone could cause pain when the the anatomical snuffbox is palpated?
Scaphoid bone
What is the colloquial term for a fracture of the 5th metacarpal?
Boxers fracture