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Type 3 Dens Fracture
86 F in motor vehicle collision. Neck pain • Xray of the Week Figure 1. What is the important finding on this CT scan. Figure 2. CT scan of Type 3 dens fracture. Red arrow is pointing to the fracture line at the junction of the dens and body of C2. Figure 3. Anderson and D’Alonzo dens fracture classification system. Diagram by Neal Joshi. Type I: Avulsion fracture of the tip of the dens, usually stable. Type II: Fracture of the base of the dens, usually unstable. Type III:


Smith Fracture
28 yo male with wrist pain due to a fall • Xray of the Week What is the eponymous name of this fracture? Figure 1: Type 1 Smith fracture:...


Tibialis Anterior Tendon Tear
Forced plantar flexion on an extended foot. Anterior ankle pain and weakness • Xray of the Week What is the diagnosis? Figure 1. What is...


Lateral Tibial Plateau Fracture
44F Trauma and Knee Pain • Xray of the Week Figure 1. What is the important finding on this xray and CT scan. Figure 2. Lateral x-ray and...


Hook of Hamate Fracture
48 yo male wrist pain following a MVA with persistent pain for one month • Xray of the Week The patient's hand was on the horn at time of...


Scaphoid tubercle and waist fracture
19 yo M who fell • Xray of the Week Figure 1. Describe the wrist injury. Figure 2. A. Plain radiograph of the wrist demonstrating subtle...


Bifrontal Epidural Hematoma
29F with trauma and headache • Xray of the Week Figure 1. What is the important finding on this CT scan. Figure 2. A. Axial CT brain...


Subtle Subdural Hematoma
29F with trauma and headache • Xray of the Week Figure 1. What is the important finding on this CT scan. Figure 2. A. Coronal CT brain...


Transscaphoid Perilunate Dislocation
29M with right wrist pain and deformity after a motorcycle accident • Xray of the Week Figure 1. Describe the wrist injury. Figure 2....


Enchondroma with Pathologic Fracture
Fifth finger pain with minor trauma • Xray of the Week Figure 1. Name the lytic lesion in the fifth proximal phalanx and the...





















