Wrist Flashcards
PA is for
Any carpal bone
Lateral wrist
Radius, ulnar, lunate
PA with ulnar deviation
Scaphoid and lunate
Scaphoid
Lateral banana
Fx metacarpal
Medial oblique
Fracture of distal radius with posterior displacement of the distal fragment
Colles
Associated with dinner fork/silver fork deformity
Colles
Mechanism of injury colles
Hyperextension
Fracture of the distal radius with anterior displacement of the distal fragment
Smith’s
Associated with spade deformity
Smith’s
Mechanism of injury smith’s
Hyperflexion trauma
Rubber ducky sign with poop/tail
Fractured triquetrum seen on lat film
Head and body = scaphoid
Horseshoe shape body = lunate
Tail = triquetrum fx
Most commonly fractured carpal bone
Scaphodi
FOOSH trauma injury
Scaphoid
Dislocation: associated with the signet ring sign and terry thomas sign
Scaphoid