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Review
. 2014 Sep;203(3):477-91.
doi: 10.2214/AJR.14.12589.

Misses and errors in upper extremity trauma radiographs

Soterios Gyftopoulos  1 , Munish Chitkara, Jenny T Bencardino
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Review

Misses and errors in upper extremity trauma radiographs

Soterios Gyftopoulos et al. AJR Am J Roentgenol. 2014 Sep.

Abstract

Objective: The article reviews a select group of traumatic upper extremity injuries that can be easily misinterpreted on radiographs.

Conclusion: The awareness of these specific injuries and an understanding of their underlying pathophysiology and the role that radiographs can play in their evaluation will give the reader the best opportunity to make the important imaging findings and guide appropriate treatment.

Keywords: missed fracture; radiographs.

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Comment in

  • Upper extremity trauma radiographs.
    Hall FM. Hall FM. AJR Am J Roentgenol. 2015 Mar;204(3):W374. doi: 10.2214/AJR.14.13838. AJR Am J Roentgenol. 2015. PMID: 25714326 No abstract available.
  • Reply to "upper extremity trauma radiographs".
    Gyftopoulos S, Chitkara M, Bencardino J. Gyftopoulos S, et al. AJR Am J Roentgenol. 2015 Mar;204(3):W375. doi: 10.2214/AJR.14.13887. AJR Am J Roentgenol. 2015. PMID: 25714327 No abstract available.

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