A Stepwise Approach for Interpretation of Wrist X-Ray: A Practical Guideline
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Abstract
Trauma to the wrist joint is one of the most common causes of referral to orthopedic emergencies. Due to the anatomical complexity of this joint, interpretation of its plane radiography is not as simple as it looks. A stepwise approach may help in the diagnosis of the pathologies of this joint and reduce the risk of missing a pathologic condition, especially in the trauma background.
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4. Levis CM, Yang Z, Gilula LA. Validation of the extensor carpi ulnaris groove as a predictor for the recognition of standard posteroanterior radiographs of the wrist. J Hand Surg Am. 2002;27(2):252-7. doi: 10.1053/jhsu.2002.31150. [PubMed: 11901384].
5. Gilbert TJ, Cohen M. Imaging of acute injuries to the wrist and hand. Radiol Clin North Am. 1997;35(3):701-25. [PubMed: 9167669].
6. Bhat AK, Kumar B, Acharya A. Radiographic imaging of the wrist. Indian J Plast Surg. 2011;44(2):186-96. doi: 10.4103/0970-0358.85339. [PubMed: 22022028]. [PubMed Central: PMC3193630].
7. Rainbow MJ, Wolff AL, Crisco JJ, Wolfe SW. Functional kinematics of the wrist. J Hand Surg Eur. Vol. 2016;41(1):7-21. doi: 10.1177/1753193415616939. [PubMed: 26568538].
8. Wong TC, Ip FK. Minimally invasive management of trans-scaphoid perilunate fracture-dislocations. Hand Surg. 2008;13(3):159-65. doi: 10.1142/S0218810408004018. [PubMed: 19378360].
9. Linn MR, Mann FA, Gilula LA. Imaging the symptomatic wrist. Orthop Clin North Am. 1990;21(3):515-43. [PubMed: 2367104].
10. Wolfe SW, Hotchkiss RN, Pederson WC, Kozin SH, Cohen MS. Green's operative hand surgery. Philadelphia, PA: Elsevier; 2017.
11. Tornetta P, Ricci W, Court-Brown CM, McQueen MM, McKee M. Rockwood and Green's fractures in adults. 9th ed. Philadelphia, PA: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins Company; 2019.
12. Kwok WY, Bijsterbosch J, Malm SH, Biermasz NR, Huetink K, Nelissen RG, et al. Validity of joint space width measurements in hand osteoarthritis. Osteoarthritis Cartilage. 2011;19(11):1349-55. doi: 10.1016/j.joca.2011.08.011. [PubMed: 21924370].
13. Agrawal S, Chabra T, Pandey S, Bhardwaj P. Intra-and inter-observer variability in different methods of measuring carpal
collapse. Malays Orthop J. 2019;13(1):20-4. doi:
10.5704/MOJ.1903.003. [PubMed: 31001379]. [PubMed Central:
PMC6459038].
14. Nattrass GR, King GJ, McMurtry RY, Brant RF. An alternative method for determination of the carpal height ratio. J Bone Joint Surg Am. 1994;76(1):88-94. doi: 10.2106/00004623-199401000-00011. [PubMed: 8288669].
15. Zdravkovic V, Sennwald GR. A new radiographic method of measuring carpal collapse. J Bone Joint Surg Br. 1997;79(1):167-9. doi: 10.1302/0301-620x.79b1.7154. [PubMed: 9020467].
16. Gupta A. Factors affecting the sagittal alignment of the lunate. J Hand Surg Eur Vol. 2007;32(2):155-9. doi: 10.1016/J.JHSB.2006.11.017. [PubMed: 17222952].
17. Brondum V, Larsen CF, Skov O. Fracture of the carpal scaphoid: Frequency and distribution in a well-defined population. Eur J Radiol. 1992;15(2):118-22. doi: 10.1016/0720-048x(92)90135-v. [PubMed: 1425745].
18. Abe Y, Doi K, Hattori Y. The clinical significance of the scaphoid cortical ring sign: A study of normal wrist X-rays. J
Hand Surg Eur Vol. 2008;33(2):126-9. doi: 10.1177/1753193407087572. [PubMed: 18443049].
19. Gilula L, Mann F, Dobyns J, Yin Y. Wrist terminology as defined by the international wrist investigators' workshop (IWIW). J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2002;84:1-66. doi: 10.2106/00004623-200200001-00002.
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Rabie H, Angelliaume A, Nabian M, Sharafi M. A Stepwise Approach for Interpretation of Wrist X-Ray: A Practical Guideline. J Orthop Spine Trauma. 2020;4(2):26-31.
