Figure 5.1 Initial radiographs demonstrating right trimalleolar fracture-dislocation Figure 5.2 Post-reduction radiographs Treatment Consideration When obtaining the patient’s history, it is important to address medical comorbidities and social habits that…
Figure 10.1 Lateral radiograph (a), 30-degree semi-coronal (b), sagittal (c), and axial (d) CT showing an intra-articular joint depression type calcaneus fracture. There is flattening of the Böhler’s angle to…
Figure 8.1 AP, mortise, and lateral radiographs of the injury Diagnostic Testing and Treatment Considerations Medial clear space widening greater than 5 mm indicates a tear of the deltoid ligament…
Figure 1.1 Anteroposterior (a), mortise (b), and lateral (c) radiographs showing an oblique lateral malleolus fracture with an intact medial malleolus and widening of the medial clear space on the…
Figure 6.1 AP radiograph shows a trimalleolar ankle fracture Figure 6.2 Lateral radiograph shows a dislocated tibiotalar joint with a sizeable posterior malleolus fracture fragment Treatment Considerations/Planning/Tests Needed Ankle fractures…
Figure 2.1 Anteroposterior X-ray post-injury and CT films showing intra-articular step Treatment and timing of surgery: Surgery was planned on the sixth day after swelling subsided. Plan was to elevate…
Fig. 24.1 Athletes should align knee over second and third toes to prevent dynamic valgus position Fig. 24.2 (a, b) When landing, the trunk should lie within the base of…
Fig. 7.1 Axial T2-weighted fat-suppressed image from a 12-year-old girl showing the normal hypointense signal within the proximal ACL Fig. 7.2 Sequential coronal T2-weighted fat-suppressed images from the same 12-year-old…
Fig. 23.1 Arthroscopic images demonstrate Type I ACL deficiency characterized by hypoplastic (a) and nonfunctional (b) ACL Fig. 23.2 Radiograph of a 13-year-old female show hypoplastic tibial spine and narrow…
Fig. 3.1 Dissected 8-year-old male, left pediatric knee, showing an intact ACL with femoral origin (a) and tibial (b) insertion sites. Published with kind permission of © Kevin Shea 2017….
