Radiology Key

Hill-Sachs fracture: subchondral fracture along the posterolateral humeral head Bankart fracture: anteroinferior glenoid fracture Glenohumeral dislocations usually result from direct injury during contact sports. In children, these injuries are most…

Fig. 10.1 Distal radial buckle fracture in a 6-year-old boy. (a, b) There is angulation of the distal radial metaphyseal cortex (arrows) Bicortical and more complex fractures are the result…

Fig. 4.1 Spondylolysis at L5. The arrow points to the bony defect in the pars interarticularis (Image copyright Shriners Hospital for Children Northern California) Box 4.1: Spondylolysis Frontal 30° cranial…

Axial skeleton Appendicular skeleton Chest (AP, lateral, and bilateral obliques to include the upper lumbar spine Humeri (AP) Pelvis (AP), to include the mid-lumbar spine Forearms (AP) Lumbosacral spine (lateral)…

Fig. 26.1 Rationale for measuring bone in children. Bone properties in children may predict childhood fractures as well as osteoporosis and fractures during adulthood Assessing bone deficiency in children is…

Fig. 1.1 The first recorded image of an infant, published in the Archives of Clinical Skiagraphy in May 1896. Note the apparent situs inversus (no markers to indicate side) Imaging,…

Fig. 2.1 Homogeneous appearance of femoral head cartilage in a 6-month-old. (a) Coronal T1-weighted (T1-W) image shows the epiphysis (asterisk) is of homogeneous intermediate signal intensity. (b) Coronal gradient echo…

Middle third of clavicle, usually right Sternal segment usually larger, tapered, points anterosuperiorly Acromial segment smaller, bulbous, points superomedially Differential: birth trauma, nonunion of old fracture, cleidocranial dysostosis Congenital pseudarthrosis…