Anterior dislocation of the humerus (left) and normal (right) for comparison.
Lateral view and AP view.
Chip fracture from talus. Note the small triangular fleck of bone lifted from the superior surface of the neck of the talus just proximal to the talo-navicular joint. This is commonly seen as a small fragment of bone with cortex all around or as a small projecting...
The image to the left is of a slipped capital femoral epiphysis in a child. The image to the right is after fixation. [Courtesy of Dr. Tim Dowdell, St. Michael’s Hospital, Department of Medical Imaging]
Rheumatoid arthritis erosions, joint space narrowing, and subluxations can be seen in this x-ray. [Courtesy of Dr. N. Jaffer]
Avulsion fracture of the medial malleolus (left). Normal shown (right) for comparison.
Lipohemarthrosis (left) with fracture of lateral tibial plateau (right). Lipohemarthrosis is the mixture of fat and blood in a joint cavity following trauma. Specifically, intraarticular fractures can lead to migration of fat and blood from the marrow cavity into the...
[Courtesy of Dr. Tim Dowdell, St. Michael’s Hospital, Department of Medical Imaging]
This is a single AP projection of the pelvis and hips. There is a fracture through the greater trochanter on the left side with very little displacement of fragments. Such an injury is usually produced by direct trauma. [Courtesy of Dr. Tim Dowdell, St....
