This is a basic article for medical students and other non-radiologists
A wrist series (or wrist x-ray) may be performed for a multitude of reasons. However, they are most commonly used in the assessment of trauma, by clinical teams within the Emergency Department or Orthopedic service.
Reference article
This is a summary article. For more information, you can read a more in-depth reference article: wrist series.
Summary
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indications
- suspicion of bony injury
- the Amsterdam wrist rules can be used for decision support about who should get a wrist x-ray
- assessment radiopaque foreign body
- suspicion of bony injury
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procedure
- AP and lateral views of the wrist
- includes distal radius and ulna and proximal-mid metacarpals
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similar series
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hand series
- radiocarpal joint to the tip of phalanges
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scaphoid series
- wrist series plus two additional scaphoid views
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hand series
- important pathology
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