Normal elbow radiograph on X‑ray: 4 real cases
Real, openly licensed radiographs showing normal elbow radiograph. Study what to look for, then open each case and read it yourself before revealing the answer.
What to look for
- On a true lateral, the anterior fat pad lies flat along the humerus and the posterior fat pad is not visible.
- The anterior humeral line passes through the middle third of the capitellum on the lateral.
- The radiocapitellar line passes through the capitellum on every view; then trace the cortices, including the radial neck.
Quiz yourself on upper limb images
Cases
Case #63719645Upper limb · Beginner
Case #63719644Upper limb · Beginner
Case #63719646Upper limb · Beginner
Case #63719648Upper limb · BeginnerOther upper limb diagnoses
- Acromioclavicular joint dislocation
- Calcific tendinitis
- Carpal or carpometacarpal dislocation
- Clavicle fracture
- Distal radius fracture
- Elbow dislocation
- Finger (interphalangeal) dislocation
- Finger (phalangeal) fracture
- Forearm shaft fracture (radius and ulna)
- Galeazzi fracture-dislocation
- Hill-Sachs lesion
- Humeral shaft fracture
- Metacarpal fracture
- Normal hand radiograph
- Normal shoulder radiograph
- Normal wrist radiograph
- Proximal humerus fracture
- Radial head fracture
- Rolando fracture
- Scaphoid fracture
- Shoulder (glenohumeral) dislocation
Diagnoses come from each image's documented source. Credits and licences are shown on each case and on the image credits page.