Quiz 12

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Questions:

1. Name the examination
2. Name the sign labelled ‘X’.
3. What does this sign indicate?
4. Name the labelled structures.

Answers:

1. Radiograph of elbow in AP and lateral views.
2. Posterior fat pad sign.
3. It indicates presence of joint effusion. Common caused in paediatric patient is supracondylar fracture. Other cause include radial head fracture.
4. The labelled structures:
   1. trochlear notch of ulna
   2. coronoid process of ulna
   3. olecranon fossa
   4. capitulum of humerus
   5. neck of radius
   6. radial tuberosity