Greater Trochanter Fracture

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....

Dislocation – Knee

Complete dislocation of the knee. This patient suffered severe trauma in a motor vehicle accident. The PA (left) and later (right) projections show complete dislocation of the knee with overriding and shortening. The tibia and fibula together are anterior to the...

X-Ray of the Hand

This image is of a normal wrist. 1,2,3,4,5 correspond to the metacarpals. H = hamate (notice the hook of the hamate) Ps = pisiform Tp = trapezoid Tz = trapezium C = capitate L = lunate S = scaphoid Tq = triquetrium