Case: Upper limb radiograph #16072167
Upper limb Beginner
Read this radiograph systematically before revealing the answer. What is the main abnormality?
Image: Lucien Monfils via Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source · resized and converted to WebP
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Answer: Normal wrist radiograph
What to look for in normal wrist radiograph
- Trace the distal radius cortex all the way round on both views: no break, buckle, step or sclerotic band.
- On the lateral, the radial articular surface tilts towards the palm, and the radius, lunate and capitate line up.
- Look at the scaphoid on every wrist film; a normal film does not exclude a scaphoid fracture.
Description by the image author (may be in another language): X-ray of a normal human wrist left
Educational case. The diagnosis comes from the image's documented source; the "what to look for" list describes the condition in general and is not a report of this individual image.
