Medical Imaging Musculoskeletal

Sail Sign

Anterior and posterior "sail" sign. When present they should alert you to the high probability for a fracture.

Approach to Fractures

Description Fracture Types

Normal Upper Extremity

X-Ray of the Shoulder X-Ray of the Hand

Normal Lower Extremity

X-ray of the Hip Schematic of the Hip X-Ray of the Knee X-Ray of the Ankle Cuboid Bone Navicular Bone

Traumatic Upper Extremity

Traumatic Lower Extremity

Dislocation (Knee) Greater Trochanter Fracture Hip Fracture Lipohemarthrosis Medial Malleolus Fracture Metatarsal Fracture Slipped Capital Femoral Epiphysis Talus Fracture Tibial Plateau Fracture

Ankylosing Spondylitis - Sacroiliitis Cervical Degeneration Osteoarthritis Rheumatoid Arthritis

Bony Metastases Fracture Associated Sign

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