Radial head fracture on X‑ray: 4 real cases
Real, openly licensed radiographs showing radial head fracture. Study what to look for, then open each case and read it yourself before revealing the answer.
What to look for
- Raised anterior fat pad and visible posterior fat pad.
- Subtle radial neck step.
Quiz yourself on upper limb images
Cases
Case #107122902Upper limb · Intermediate
Case #15997129Upper limb · Intermediate
Case #49320725Upper limb · Intermediate
Case #112717541Upper limb · IntermediateOther 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
- Proximal humerus 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.