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…
EMERGENCY MEDICINE
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…
Fractures and dislocations of the ankle
47-year-old man with polytrauma. AP radiograph of the right distal tibia and fibula. There is a comminuted fracture of the tibia that extends from the joint line of the ankle…
Fractures and dislocations of the face
44-year-old man who fell. Axial CT of the face. The tripod fracture is the most common zygomatico-orbital fracture. The most common cause is being struck in the face during an…
Genitourinary Injuries
GENITOURINARY INJURIES JAIRAM R. ESWARA CASE SCENARIO A 22-year-old man presents to the emergency room after being involved in a motor vehicle accident in which his car was struck from…
Chest Trauma
CHEST TRAUMA STEPHEN R. ODOM CASE SCENARIO A 22-year-old man complains of shortness of breath and chest pain after a motorcycle crash. He is breathing spontaneously but has decreased breath…
Plain Films: Basics
PLAIN FILMS: BASICS PRASHANT GUPTA, SANDEEP HEDGIRE, AIZA ZIA, NADEEN ABU HASAN, & MUKESH HARISINGHANI INTRODUCTION X-rays are high-energy electromagnetic waves that have been used in diagnostic imaging since their…
Liver Pathology
LIVER PATHOLOGY KRISTIN ELLEN RAVEN & BHARATH D. NATH PARENCHYMAL LESIONS OF THE LIVER Case Scenario A 36-year-old woman presents to the emergency room with hypotension, severe right upper quadrant…
Penetrating Trauma
PENETRATING TRAUMA TOVY HABER KAMINE & KATHRYN BUTLER CASE SCENARIO A 25-year-old man is brought the emergency room by emergency medical services (EMS) directly from the scene of a shooting….
