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# Musculoskeletal

How to describe a fracture, the most-requested X-rays and the Ottawa rules.

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## Finding

- [**Arthritis on X-ray: osteoarthritis vs inflammatory** Wear-and-tear arthritis builds extra bone at the joint edges; inflammatory arthritis eats into…](https://durgical.com/en/radiology/arthritis-on-x-ray-osteoarthritis-vs-inflammatory/)
- [**Bone lesions: aggressive or not** On an X-ray a bone lesion with a sharp, tidy edge is usually harmless; a ragged edge, a lifted…](https://durgical.com/en/radiology/bone-lesions-aggressive-or-not/)
- [**Fractures in children: buckle, greenstick and the growth plate (Salter–Harris)** Children's bones bend and buckle before they snap, and the growth plate is their weak spot, so…](https://durgical.com/en/radiology/fractures-in-children-buckle-greenstick-and-the-growth-plate/)
- [**Imaging in osteomyelitis** Bone infection takes one to two weeks to show on an X-ray; MRI shows it within days, which is…](https://durgical.com/en/radiology/imaging-in-osteomyelitis/)

## Choosing a study

- [**Cervical spine imaging in trauma: who needs it** After an accident, simple bedside rules tell who can skip neck imaging; those who need it…](https://durgical.com/en/radiology/cervical-spine-imaging-in-trauma-who-needs-it/)

## Reading

- [**Describing a fracture on X-ray** A fracture is described in a fixed order (which bone, where, the shape of the break and how far…](https://durgical.com/en/radiology/describing-a-fracture-on-x-ray/)
- [**Hip X-ray: femoral neck fracture** In an older person who falls and cannot walk, the hip X-ray looks for a broken femoral neck; if…](https://durgical.com/en/radiology/hip-x-ray-femoral-neck-fracture/)
- [**Shoulder and elbow X-rays: dislocation and the fat pad sign** Two views at right angles show whether the shoulder is out of joint; at the elbow, a dark strip…](https://durgical.com/en/radiology/shoulder-and-elbow-x-rays-dislocation-and-the-fat-pad-sign/)
- [**Wrist and hand X-rays: distal radius and scaphoid** The wrist X-ray looks for a broken end of the radius and a broken scaphoid, the small bone that…](https://durgical.com/en/radiology/wrist-and-hand-x-rays-distal-radius-and-scaphoid/)

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Educational content; it does not replace a radiologist's report and is not a clinical instruction. Each study is ordered on the patient's assessment and your institution's protocols.

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