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Case
Chondral defect - knee
Published
16 May 2024
80% complete
MRI
Annotated image
Article
Spinal wedge fracture
Spinal wedge (compression) fractures are hyperflexion injuries to the vertebral body resulting from axial loading. Most commonly affecting the anterior aspect of the vertebral body, wedge fractures are considered a single-column (i.e. stable) fracture.
Epidemiology
Spinal wedge compression fr...
Article
McAfee classification of thoracolumbar spinal fractures
McAfee classification of acute traumatic spinal injuries is one of a number of thoracolumbar spinal fracture classification systems and is based on the three-column concept of the spine (of Denis). It requires CT for an accurate assessment.
Usage
Unlike the more common formal and widely used c...
Case
Ankle joint hematoma masquerading as PVNS
Published
02 Oct 2012
89% complete
MRI
Case
Tibial and fibular fracture
Published
09 Feb 2024
85% complete
X-ray
Case
Traumatic pneumatoceles
Published
15 May 2024
92% complete
CT
Case
Spinal epidural hematoma
Published
05 May 2020
89% complete
CT
Question
Question 3004
Using the Weber classification system, the fracture shown below is classified according to its relationship with what structure?
Question
Question 3005
A tear of which ligament is shown on the ankle radiograph below?
Case
Gunshot injury - chest and left shoulder
Published
21 Sep 2015
95% complete
CT
Case
Klippel-Feil syndrome
Published
07 Dec 2018
75% complete
CT
X-ray
Article
Acromioclavicular joint injury
Acromioclavicular joint injuries, commonly shortened to ACJ injuries, are characterized by damage to the acromioclavicular joint and surrounding structures. Almost invariably traumatic in etiology, they range in severity from a mild sprain to complete disruption.
Epidemiology
Acromioclavicular...
Article
Renal trauma
Renal trauma can result from direct, blunt, penetrating, and iatrogenic injury.
Epidemiology
Renal injuries account for ~10% of abdominal trauma, and thus the demographic of affected individuals reflect that population. The incidence of renal injuries increases in pre-existing congenital or ac...
Case
Pulmonary laceration, contusion and barotrauma - severe car airbag injury
Published
07 Dec 2012
95% complete
CT
Article
Whole-body CT (protocol)
CT polytrauma/multitrauma, also called trauma CT, whole body CT (WBCT) or panscan, is an increasingly used investigation in patients with multiple injuries sustained after significant trauma.
The majority of the evidence regarding whole-body CT is, understandably, retrospective. There is some e...
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Liver trauma
The liver is one of the most frequently damaged organs in blunt trauma, and liver trauma is associated with a significant mortality rate.
Epidemiology
In blunt abdominal trauma, the liver is injured ~5% (range 1-10%) of the time 1,3.
Clinical presentation
Patients can present with right uppe...
Case
Pilon fracture
Published
07 Aug 2020
94% complete
X-ray
Article
Genant classification of vertebral fractures
The Genant classification of vertebral fractures is based on the vertebral shape, with respect to vertebral height loss involving the anterior, posterior, and/or middle vertebral body as seen on lateral radiographs of the thoracic or lumbar spine 1.
Usage
The Genant classification has been use...
Case
Direct carotid-cavernous fistula
Published
14 Aug 2023
95% complete
DSA (angiography)
CT
Case
Duret hemorrhage
Published
03 Oct 2018
92% complete
CT
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