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There are several wrist injuries which are more unusual but which we shouldn’t miss:

1. Always arrange follow up if you (even vaguely) suspect a scaphoid fracture,
2. review that radiograph for lunate and perilunate dislocations
3. and does that scapho-lunate gap look a little wide to you…?

Radiology folder

•  If you see an interesting x-ray which would be useful for educating your colleagues then just drag and drop it into the anonymised folder ‘ED Abnormalities’ on our PACs system.

 X-ray interpretation

• If you have access to Clinical Key the why not follow this link to Raby’s Accident and Emergency Radiology: A Survival Guide, Third Edition (Institutional access and Athens login required)
• Radiology Masterclasses – x-ray interpretation and common fractures
  • Radius and ulna
  • Wrist
  • Gallery of wrist & hand fractures
•  ImageInterpretation.co.uk  – x-ray interpretation and common fractures
  • wrist – register to take the quiz and gain certificate

 Examination technique

Joint examination of Elbow from Media Hub on Vimeo.

Other resources

Wrist – Handover teaching

Gallery

Surface anatomy – Scaphoid

Adult – Scaphoid

Hand bony anatomy

Paediatric ossification centre

Paediatric – AP

Hand nerves

Muscles & tendons of the hand

Surface anatomy – Scaphoid(2)

Hand – AP

Hand – Lateral

Images from www.wikiradiography.com