Fractures and dislocations of the knee and leg
52-year-old man who stumbled and fell to the ground. Lateral radiograph of the left knee. There is marked soft tissue swelling over the patella (arrowhead). There is a proximally distracted…
Fractures and dislocations in children
5-year-old girl who fell onto her outstretched hand. PA radiograph of the right hand. There is fracture of the proximal phalanx of the small finger. The fracture passes through the…
Fractures and dislocations of the tarsal bones
30-year-old man injured in motor vehicle crash. AP (A) and lateral (B) radiographs of the left ankle. There are bimalleolar ankle fractures. There is a talar neck fracture (arrow) with…
Fractures and dislocations of the pelvis
45-year-old man who was the passenger on a motorcycle that crashed into the back of a parked truck. AP radiograph of the pelvis. There is mild widening of the right…
Fractures and dislocations of the metatarsals and toes
20-year-old woman who had a twisting foot injury on a trampoline. AP (A), oblique (B), and lateral (C) radiographs of the right foot. There is lateral subluxation of the first…
Fractures and dislocations of the thoracolumbosacral spine
73-year-old woman in high-speed motor vehicle crash. Sagittal CT of the upper thoracic spine (left to right). There is retrolisthesis of T4 on T5 with widening of the facet joints…
Fractures and dislocations of the femur
Elderly woman injured in ground-level fall. AP radiograph of the left hip. There is a subcapital fracture of the femoral neck with impaction of the superior cortex (arrow) and minimal…
Fractures and dislocations caused by bullets and blasts (nonmilitary)
28-year-old man who was shot in the hand. PA radiograph of the left small finger. There is a comminuted fracture of the small finger involving the PIP joint with small…
