Upper limb radiography (pediatric)

Last revised by Andrew Murphy on 23 Mar 2023

Citation, DOI, disclosures and article data

Citation:

Ng J, Murphy A, Er A, Upper limb radiography (pediatric). Reference article, Radiopaedia.org (Accessed on 07 May 2024) https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-74107

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-74107

Permalink:

https://radiopaedia.org/articles/74107

rID:

74107

Article created:

5 Feb 2020, Jessica Hui Shi Ng ◉

Disclosures:

At the time the article was created Jessica Hui Shi Ng had no recorded disclosures.

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Last revised:

23 Mar 2023, Andrew Murphy ◉

Disclosures:

At the time the article was last revised Andrew Murphy had no financial relationships to ineligible companies to disclose.

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Revisions:

16 times, by 3 contributors - see full revision history and disclosures

Systems:

Paediatrics

Sections:

Radiography

Synonyms:

upper limb radiograph paediatric
upper limb x ray child
upper limb radiography child

Upper limb radiography involves plain film imaging of the shoulder, humerus, ulna, radius, metacarpals and carpal bones in pediatric patients. Depending on the patients' age, the difficulty of the examination will vary, often requiring a specialist trained radiographer familiar with a variety of distraction and immobilization techniques.

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