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the lower limb radiographs in accident and emergency departments: red dotting and pattern recognition – a survival guide

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  14 September 2005

k. hughes
k. hughes
Affiliation:
imaging department, monklands district hospital, airdrie, lanarkshire, scotland
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Abstract

the lower limb radiograph is an extremely common request with trauma and the practising radiographer requires familiarity with normal and abnormal appearances. normal variations in anatomy and the variable ossification centres often lead to some confusion. recognition of a haemarthrosis at the knee is clinically very useful and especially with tibial plateau fractures. suggestions for recognition of calcaneal fractures (boehler's angle) and midfoot/forefoot dislocations are illustrated.

Keywords

lower limbred dotpattern recognitionskill-mix
Type
illustrative guide
Information
Journal of Diagnostic Radiography and Imaging , Volume 5 , Issue 3-4 , March 2005 , pp. 119 - 131
Copyright
© 2005 cambridge university press

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