Trauma Signs
A registrar is reviewing trauma radiographs in the emergency department. They ask about classic radiological signs that indicate underlying injury patterns. Regarding classic radiological signs in orthopaedic trauma:
Mark each as TRUE or FALSE
The posterior fat pad sign at the elbow is highly specific for intra-articular fracture; normally hi...
The FBI (fat-blood interface) sign shows a horizontal fat-fluid level on cross-table lateral radiogr...
The Terry Thomas sign (scapholunate gap greater than 3mm) indicates scaphoid fracture; Klein's line ...
The fleck sign is a small avulsion between the first and second metatarsal bases indicating Lisfranc...
Shenton's line is a smooth arc from the inferior border of the superior pubic ramus to the medial fe...
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Click T (True) or F (False) for each option